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or tieing
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as in binding
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
tied the newspapers into a bundle
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as in matching
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine—how could the rest of us tie that?
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Recent Examples of tying
As Dubner himself acknowledged in the anniversary foreword, the original book was written without a central thesis tying everything together.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, Risico says Wilder, who had already killed multiple women, electrically shocked different parts of her body after tying her up in a motel room.
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Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Cruz, who also gave up an RBI single to Anthony Seigler and a game-tying sac fly to Tsung-Che Cheng, made sure to take responsibility for his part in the loss.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
This was the 93rd launch of the year, tying the record on the Space Coast.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
By late 2024, immigration had become markedly more salient in Irish politics, with anti-immigration candidates gaining traction and political observers tying that shift directly to the riots.
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Donathan L. Brown,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Swift and Kelce—who got engaged in August 2025—are rumored to be tying the knot on July 3 at MSG.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
Vinícius — who has a goal in all three of Brazil's group matches — scored in the seventh minute and again just before halftime, tying Norway's Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé with of France with four goals, one behind Lionel Messi of Argentina.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE, Risico says Wilder, who had already killed multiple women, electrically shocked different parts of her body after tying her up in a motel room.
—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Cruz, who also gave up an RBI single to Anthony Seigler and a game-tying sac fly to Tsung-Che Cheng, made sure to take responsibility for his part in the loss.
—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
This was the 93rd launch of the year, tying the record on the Space Coast.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
By late 2024, immigration had become markedly more salient in Irish politics, with anti-immigration candidates gaining traction and political observers tying that shift directly to the riots.
—
Donathan L. Brown,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Swift and Kelce—who got engaged in August 2025—are rumored to be tying the knot on July 3 at MSG.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
Vinícius — who has a goal in all three of Brazil's group matches — scored in the seventh minute and again just before halftime, tying Norway's Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé with of France with four goals, one behind Lionel Messi of Argentina.
—
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tying
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Its binding values of labor and community remain relevant, even if today’s Hollywood rarely speaks to them.
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The six Republican appointees said those protections were effectively useless and not binding.
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Swift wore a yellow Simkhai Lydia Jacquard mini dress paired with matching yellow heels.
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The three main types of non-compliance in labeling included fiber percentages not matching the actual material makeup, items containing different or cheaper fibers than those listed on the label, or simply incorrectly declaring or naming fibers on labeling.
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Advertisement Maintaining that influential position requires threading a needle.
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The former Northwestern standout is playing at an All-Star level, threading the line between scorer and creator.
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Their lives gradually shift after meeting No Yeong-ju, an optimistic singing instructor played by Im Ji-eun, whose positive outlook encourages both women to confront their past.
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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
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“Tying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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