tying

variants or tieing
present participle of tie

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tying But Jays starter Kevin Gausman was able regain control after a rocky first inning, with Toronto eventually tying the game at 1-1 following an Alejandro Kirk sacrifice fly in the third inning. Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025 The first big blow against Snell, Varsho’s game-tying two-run homer, came with none out in the fourth. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Cameron Percy had a string of birdies from holes 6 through 9 to close the front nine with a tournament-best-tying 5-under 31. Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025 Fletcher has 20 career rushing touchdowns in two-and-a-half seasons at Miami, one shy of tying Clinton Portis for 10th all-time in UM history. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025 After tying the knot on 31 December 2022, the pair welcomed their first child together, Becks Hayden Wallace on 29 September 2024. Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 Nearly 40 years after tying the knot with Kingsberg, Hudson opened up to PEOPLE in 2024 about their successful relationship. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 New revelations tying the group’s top officers to a trove of racist, violent and bigoted messages present uncomfortable questions about who has been given opportunities to rise within the ranks of the organization and beyond in Kansas politics. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 To that end, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and other luxury labels have ventured into hospitality and brands are tying into experiences in different ways such as Moncler’s Grenoble fashion show earlier this year. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tying
Verb
  • In Pahani’s 2006 award-winning comedy Offside, about the cruel cultural chains binding Iranian women, a group of young women attempt to gain entry to a stadium to watch a World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Japan.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Theoretical modeling showed stronger Gibbs free energy gains for Zn²⁺/H⁺ binding in HAT-TP compared with HAT-CN, explaining its high discharge potential.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • North swapped out Tyler's pants for a matching miniskirt and added a microphone and a pair of black sunglasses to top off the look.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • What is the Powerball payout on matching 2 lottery numbers?
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But also, threading the needle between all these different facets of her story was really difficult.
    Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The junior went 7-for-8 in the opening quarter, threading tight windows and ending the Tide’s opening drive with a whip-route touchdown to Horton — the Miami transfer — who won in man coverage.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While House Republicans can pass legislation with a simple majority vote, Senate Republicans cannot advance most matters without meeting a 60-vote threshold.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
  • However, before Eleven Labs even had a concrete product, Reina, who was working at Palantir Technologies at the time, decided to take a chance on the firm after meeting Staniszewski.
    Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Tying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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