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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Often, that type of production on a bad team (which the Sixers were at the time due to a plethora of injuries) would be tied to middling efficiency, but that wasn't the case with Grimes.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025 -
Months after tying the knot with Franco, Brie shared a little insight into their life together as a married couple.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Besides moose meat, the aircraft also had a set of antlers strapped to the wing.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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These included two strapping Irish setters, whose owner was relocating to London for work and did not want to risk shipping her pets as airborne cargo.—
Guy Trebay,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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And that only happens when your leadership system is wired to build trust at the speed of growth.—
Carrie Moore,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Secure some heavy string or wire around one of the end posts about 2 inches from the ground.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 July 2025
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The prosthetics that bound Brie and Franco together for up to 10 hours forced them to even go to the bathroom at the same time.—
Topher Gauk-Roger,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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But some of these things we are contractually bound to, we’re obligated to run 50 trains a day.—
Carlton Gillespie,
Sun Sentinel,
30 July 2025
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Salvador Perez then roped a ground-rule double, and former Florida Gators star Jac Caglianone, who was hitting .143 entering the game, cleared the bases with a two-run double into the gap in center for a 3-0 lead.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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Dressed in jeans, cowboy boots and hats and leather jackets, the family band has no problem roping the studio audience in with its irresistible energy and instantly hummable tune.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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The face of the franchise lashed at a breaking ball in the fifth, pulling a hit onto open grass to double the lead.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Following that news, NFL fans have lashed out at the team.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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“Leash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leash. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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