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as in jam
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement
a tie-up at the junction of Main and Central has slowed traffic to a crawl
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as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
in a tie-up with the film studio, the toy company is producing a whole line of figures featuring characters from the animated movie
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as in to impede
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway
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Recent Examples of tie-up
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Google is behind Amazon and Microsoft in cloud infrastructure, a standing that would make the regulatory case against a tie-up challenging for any administration.
—Ari Levy,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Photos and videos shared on social media showed a massive response of law enforcement vehicles and helicopters, tying up traffic on surrounding streets.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The team didn’t disclose the financial terms of those tie-ups, though Khan said the cash is significant to him.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Google is behind Amazon and Microsoft in cloud infrastructure, a standing that would make the regulatory case against a tie-up challenging for any administration.
—Ari Levy,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
Davion Mitchell: This has become a fascinating situation, because Miami must decide whether to release him as a way to get under the luxury tax line this season; give him a June qualifying offer that would tie up money on Miami’s cap; or sign him for one year or longer.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Photos and videos shared on social media showed a massive response of law enforcement vehicles and helicopters, tying up traffic on surrounding streets.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tie-up
Noun
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Brown had just gotten out of his own jam in the top of the inning to end his outing.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Skubal used his calling-card changeup to escape a jam early.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The company has dramatically expanded its partnerships team, investing heavily in e-commerce tools, retail collaborations, and an evolving ad product.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Richard Roeper, the long-running and ever-lively movie critic who links the paper to the glory days of Roger Ebert’s famous partnership with our late, great Gene Siskel, is leaving too.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Britain’s youth are grappling with worse mental health now than 10 years ago, pushing more of them out of employment than their middle-aged peers and impeding their career growth.—
BYPrarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
21 Mar. 2025
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Whereas, for example, if AI is part of a feature set, one component faulting does not necessarily cause the user to feel their tasks have been impeded.—
Agur Jõgi,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kokkonen needs more snarl After drawing praise from Sheldon Keefe to start training camp last year, Mikko Kokkonen is quietly putting together another stellar AHL season.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
1 Jan. 2025
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Adabi said adding traffic lanes does not necessarily relieve freeway congestion, though that seems to be the most straight-forward approach to solving the snarls.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, some connections hinder, rather than help, professional progress.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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His zone swing percentage is higher than average but is going to have to be at Freddie Freeman levels to hinder teams in effectively pitching around him.—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those are the highlights of two new studies released earlier this month by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit research and education association.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Pistons rank second in the association in opponent field-goal percentage (44.9), third in blocks per game (5.8) and fourth in points off turnovers (19.4).—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Frederiksen said that other European nations are also on Denmark's side in this back-and-forth with Trump, already hampering the ties between the U.S. and its allies since Trump regained office.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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The job cuts might hamper the FDA's ability to tackle cutting-edge issues such as the use of artificial intelligence or making the nation's food supply safer and more nutritious, said Peter Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While Swift’s social media silence and retreat from her famous friend group has only fueled the rumor mill, those in the know suggest this is all about self-preservation, not just relationship drama.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Dobrev and White took their relationship to the next level, going Instagram official in May 2020 with a series of pictures of the actress giving her boyfriend a quarantine haircut.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Tie-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tie-up. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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