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or tieing
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as in binding
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
tied the newspapers into a bundle
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as in matching
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine—how could the rest of us tie that?
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Recent Examples of tying
Lamar Jackson led a furious final push down the field, capped with Isaiah Likely’s spectacular would-be game-tying touchdown snag.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
With a second-quarter 3-pointer, Herro extended his career best streak of games with at least one 3-pointer to 69, tying Duncan Robinson’s franchise record, a record set in 2021.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Tyler Bass missed a potential game-tying field goal late in regulation.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Still, a year before her record-tying stint at the Olympics, she was diagnosed with two incurable kidney diseases that almost stopped her in her tracks.
—Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Mars is just one week away from tying Taylor Swift, who has led the tally for 36 frames throughout her nearly two-decade-long career.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The fourth line created a huge Jared Spurgeon tying goal and the third line, centered by Khusnutdinov, helped create Brock Faber’s tie-breaking third-period goal.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The mission marked the 72nd from all launch service providers on the Space Coast in 2024, tying the record set in 2023.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The first-stage booster made a record-tying 17th flight with a recovery landing down range on droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
With a second-quarter 3-pointer, Herro extended his career best streak of games with at least one 3-pointer to 69, tying Duncan Robinson’s franchise record, a record set in 2021.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Tyler Bass missed a potential game-tying field goal late in regulation.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Still, a year before her record-tying stint at the Olympics, she was diagnosed with two incurable kidney diseases that almost stopped her in her tracks.
—Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Mars is just one week away from tying Taylor Swift, who has led the tally for 36 frames throughout her nearly two-decade-long career.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The fourth line created a huge Jared Spurgeon tying goal and the third line, centered by Khusnutdinov, helped create Brock Faber’s tie-breaking third-period goal.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The mission marked the 72nd from all launch service providers on the Space Coast in 2024, tying the record set in 2023.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The first-stage booster made a record-tying 17th flight with a recovery landing down range on droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Tying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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