leash

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leash
Verb
  • Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.
    Arthur Allen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Johnson is currently tied for 27th in the LIV Golf standings this season.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But earnest young people with babies strapped to their chests began to move in all around.
    Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Developed by Starner’s team at Georgia Tech, CHAT involves something that looks a little like a Ghostbusters costume: a pack worn on a harness on a diver’s chest recognizes audio while a unit strapped to the forearm plays sounds.
    Melissa Hobson, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In order to get the house built, Felton Sr., a mechanic, had to trade skills with other Black men in the neighborhood, like the architect who drew his blueprints and the electrician who wired the house.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Humans are wired to see the difficulty in things before spotting the good (an effect called the negativity bias), so give yourself a little time.
    Katy Bowman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The two then return to the shipping container, where the terrified, bloodied manager is still bound to a chair.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • This contract, like Juan Soto's deal, is bound to shift the market.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Bill has been roped into yet another one of his twin’s grand schemes.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The slimy ne’er-do-well Timo (Steven Yeun), who roped Mickey into the loan-shark snafu and had the same idea to run away into space, can’t stop making under-the-table deals.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Verdugo lashed hard line drives in his first two at-bats with the Braves, off Twins pitcher Chris Paddack.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • A day after his remarks, the president lashed out against the Fed chair.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Leash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leash. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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