as in to tie
to attach (someone or something) to something else by or as if by means of a line or cord
I tethered the boat to the dock before coming ashore.
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Recent Examples of tether
During the journey, local lore is revealed, tethered to the specific terrain being traversed.
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Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Debate over tangential issues, such as dog tethering, bogged down the bill.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Eight 4-Hers and some younger siblings held the white, 8-foot diameter balloon and its payload tethered to Earth with gloved hands as VU meteorologists topped off the helium.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
That version comes equipped with the Meta AI voice assistant and includes features that, when tethered to a smartphone, lets users identify city landmarks, get recipes when looking at ingredients and record and send voice messages on WhatsApp and Messenger.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Debate over tangential issues, such as dog tethering, bogged down the bill.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Eight 4-Hers and some younger siblings held the white, 8-foot diameter balloon and its payload tethered to Earth with gloved hands as VU meteorologists topped off the helium.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
That version comes equipped with the Meta AI voice assistant and includes features that, when tethered to a smartphone, lets users identify city landmarks, get recipes when looking at ingredients and record and send voice messages on WhatsApp and Messenger.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether
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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
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Two tight ends, Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez and Jimmy Graham, are tied for third with 74.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
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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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 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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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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