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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
Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Fanatics and Ticketmaster have also worked together in the past on a 2018 tie-up that was more narrowly focused on marketing.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 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 incidents caused traffic tie-ups, as concerned parents were diverted from the schools to nearby staging areas.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Fanatics and Ticketmaster have also worked together in the past on a 2018 tie-up that was more narrowly focused on marketing.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 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
Noun
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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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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
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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
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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Both Iran and North Korea could then use Russian nuclear and missile technology to develop advanced weapons that would hamper the U.S. military’s response options in East Asia and the Middle East—and even threaten the American homeland.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
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Over recent weeks, CISA employees, all speaking on the condition of anonymity, had told Forbes morale was low and concerns were high that important work was being hampered by the cuts.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
18 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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Empathy is the heartbeat of every meaningful relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Tie-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tie-up. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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