as in to tie
to attach (someone or something) to something else by or as if by means of a line or cord
Dogs must be leashed while in the dog park.
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On a team in need of offense, Grimes answered the bell as a top scorer in the month of March, tying Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards for 11th in scoring at 26.6 points per game.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025 -
Then, a quick flurry from the other team, and the game was tied.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
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Wearing a T-shirt and shorts, strapped with an acoustic guitar, Sheeran was seen in videos circulating on social media playing to a crowd along Church Street in Bengaluru, India's tech capital.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Then the two will strap into their own SpaceX capsule later this week, one that has been up there since last year, to close out an unexpected extended mission that began last June.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Humans are naturally wired to respond emotionally to unexpected events as a survival mechanism, but in a workplace setting, this instinct can sometimes lead to unnecessary chaos and miscommunication.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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They can be used both wired and wirelessly and have up to 85 hours of play time when fully charged.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
17 Mar. 2025
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Any purchaser of 23andMe assets should agree to be bound by the company's existing privacy policy, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said in a letter to the U.S. trustee, a government office that oversees bankruptcies.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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She was later found bound with three leather belts, one of which was used to tie her ankles.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Why are private schools getting roped into the Homeschool Act?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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These fruits and vegetables are largely grown in Mexico, meaning they are roped up in President Donald Trump’s trade war.—
Rachel Sugar,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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In early March, tropical storm Alfred battered Australia’s heavily populated east coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain for several days as hundreds of thousands of homes in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales lost power.—
Edward Szekeres and Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, Cabello lashed out at U.S. authorities, accusing them of unjustly detaining and deporting Venezuelans under false claims of gang affiliations.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Leash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leash. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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