1
as in chain
something that physically prevents free movement
the surgeon tied a ligature around the tube to keep it in place
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2
as in bond
a uniting or binding force or influence
a common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ligature
Noun
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Increasingly, rather than targeting technology, criminals are striking directly at the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain, which is usually us humans.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025 -
By the end of that year, Klarna had deals with roughly half of the country’s 100 largest chains.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
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He was ordered released on a $50,000 appearance bond.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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He was held on a $100,000 bond and later brought to Danielson Superior Court for a same-day arraignment.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
Noun
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In 2021, for instance, the queen’s diamond bracelets sold for triple their initial estimate.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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For Berger, one of the first people to spring to mind was Fiona Dourif, who plays Dr. Cassie McKay, a single mother with a mysterious ankle bracelet that hints at a past skirmish with the law.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Click on the link above to be taken to a full explanation of it.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Previous links to three of the organization's pages outlining its transgender eligibility policies are currently offline.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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Ultimately, average crypto investors are left in a bind: too little time, too much volatility, and no easy, automatic way to synthesize it all.—
Charles Wayn,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Companies that were on the cutting edge of the last decade’s wellness boom find themselves in a special bind.—
Alisha Haridasani Gupta,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The newly available material is composed of 54 documents, including memos about the agency's work to investigate whether RFK's killer had any foreign ties, as well as the response to his killing by foreign powers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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Culhane did the same with five kills in a 6-1 run to separate from a 6-6 tie to start the fourth.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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“Ligature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ligature. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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