bound up

adjective

: closely involved or associated
usually used with with
his life was bound up with the town's history

Examples of bound up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both types of atoms exist on Mars and on Earth, and both can be bound up in water molecules, with their single oxygen atom and their two hydrogen atoms. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024 Historically, the triad has been bound up in inter-service politics, with the air force taking up ballistic missiles only to prevent the army and navy from monopolizing them. Robert Farley, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2013 Tornado tracking is portrayed less like a dangerous sport than like war journalism, a job that inherently involves large-scale societal issues and is bound up with the death and the misery of others. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024 But from Redstone’s view, the Skydance deal was likely to be bound up in costly litigation for months while the company would likely struggle amid the uncertainty. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bound up 

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bound up was in 1611

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“Bound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bound%20up. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.

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