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or tieing up
as in impeding
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway
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Recent Examples of tying up
Mubadala has recently become one of the most aggressive Gulf sovereign wealth funds, embarking on a dealmaking spree, tying up with some of the biggest names in global finance, and taking a more active role leading on investments rather than being a passive capital provider.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
This online collection included images of mutilation and tying up women with ropes, two things prosecutors said are consistent with injuries inflicted on Mack and how she was bound, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Massachusetts authorities are searching for an armed suspect accused of robbing a $20 million mansion and tying up a housekeeper in an elaborate heist.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Running this kind of detection locally on an NPU also offers the obvious advantage of avoiding tying up the usual system resources by offloading to the neural processor.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
That high mortgage payment reduces monthly cash flow, tying up more income that might otherwise be used for other investments.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead of tying up resources on certain things, perhaps a drone and then the AI assistant, for a phone call, can handle that situation.
—Ryan Oehrli
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
At its height, the deployment represented 20% of the Navy’s surface fleet, tying up critical assets even as crises were flaring elsewhere in the world.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Mercury retrograde later in the month encourages solitude, forgiveness, and tying up loose emotional ends.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
This online collection included images of mutilation and tying up women with ropes, two things prosecutors said are consistent with injuries inflicted on Mack and how she was bound, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Massachusetts authorities are searching for an armed suspect accused of robbing a $20 million mansion and tying up a housekeeper in an elaborate heist.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Running this kind of detection locally on an NPU also offers the obvious advantage of avoiding tying up the usual system resources by offloading to the neural processor.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
That high mortgage payment reduces monthly cash flow, tying up more income that might otherwise be used for other investments.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead of tying up resources on certain things, perhaps a drone and then the AI assistant, for a phone call, can handle that situation.
—Ryan Oehrli
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
At its height, the deployment represented 20% of the Navy’s surface fleet, tying up critical assets even as crises were flaring elsewhere in the world.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Mercury retrograde later in the month encourages solitude, forgiveness, and tying up loose emotional ends.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tying up
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In January, Geren notified more than 50 of the 62 Democrats that each owes $9,200 in fines and other charges for impeding the progress of the House by not showing up in the Capitol last August as lawmakers deliberated a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Miller's family members openly accused then-sheriff Marion Joe Russell of impeding the investigation, as Nipp was Russell's nephew.—
Jessie Christopher Smith,
Oklahoman,
7 Apr. 2026
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Brian Hooker reported his wife missing on Sunday, April 5, saying she had been swept away from a dingy which lost power the night before, hampering his ability to seek help.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The moves have reportedly left the task force without prosecutors with national security experience, hampering its goal to root out American connections to the Hamas attacks (which included 40 Americans among its approximately 1,200 victims).—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Others blame social media for hindering crew members from socializing—and carousing—together.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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After Congress rejected those cuts earlier this year, the White House slowed the release of NIH grant money, hindering ongoing and future scientific research.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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And when that happens, Jamahl Mosley — a good coach and an even better man — will be the fall guy for a team that is embarrassing itself on a national scale and getting exposed in the league standings.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Harbaugh has taken a blow torch to the Giants’ embarrassing special teams unit.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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As each mourner spoke, some holding back tears and others sobbing, Metayer’s family watched in loving silence.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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These two characters have been holding back all season and not talking to each other, and this was the moment to let everything out.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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In 2004, after years of incompetent, wasteful and corrupt agencies obstructing basic and legal public records requests, the California Assembly and Senate voted unanimously to put Proposition 59 before voters.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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But constant artificial light has also become a problem, affecting sleep quality, disrupting plant and animal biorhythms and obstructing our views of the cosmos.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Because no one knows with clarity how things will proceed from here, handicapping the market becomes an exercise in watching for extreme conditions to develop that price in enough potential economic disruption to generate a cushion against further downside surprises.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Tying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying%20up. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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