as in to tie
to attach (someone or something) to something else by or as if by means of a line or cord
I tethered the boat to the dock before coming ashore.
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Recent Examples of tether
Thanks to Daniels, Washington is no longer tethered to starting quarterback worries.
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Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Make it through a full work day without being tethered to an outlet thanks to 12 hours of battery life.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
Gold's long-term value is tethered to monetary debasement.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who recently departed his role leading Cantor Fitzgerald, has reportedly made hundreds of millions of dollars from its ties to tether.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Make it through a full work day without being tethered to an outlet thanks to 12 hours of battery life.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
Gold's long-term value is tethered to monetary debasement.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who recently departed his role leading Cantor Fitzgerald, has reportedly made hundreds of millions of dollars from its ties to tether.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tether
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether
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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
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Natural gas is often closely tied to oil drilling as both resources are commonly found together in hydrocarbon reservoirs.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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About six hours later, Wang and his crew were strapping into their Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft atop their own Falcon 9.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Simply strap the hands-free leash to your waist and attach the other end to your dog’s collar.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Taylor Swift was reportedly roped into the Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively lawsuits by the Gossip Girl actress.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
7 Apr. 2025
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That put Pittsburgh up 2-1 after Jazz Chisholm Jr. roped an RBI double off Andrew Heaney — another ex-Yankee — in the first inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The exoplanets that are wanderers Many planets aren’t bound to a star but instead roam freely across the stretches of space.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 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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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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