tethers

verb

present tense third-person singular of tether
as in ties
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 tethers More adventurous than the Solterra, the Uncharted wears a thin line across the nose that tethers its LED running lights to its logo. — Marty Padgett, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026 Secrets that could take down a company, an industry; that's a bond that tethers you for life. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 The nature of my work tethers me to London. — Rohan Banerjee, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tethers
  1. ties
  2. binds
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  • And your equity—the stock, the restricted units, the options—ties your net worth to it as well.
    — Mike Mess, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Danko’s angelic voice sweetens every song, and the organ/piano fusion of Manuel and Hudson ties it all together.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
Definition of ties
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  • That force tightly binds particles known as quarks into composite particles such as protons and neutrons.
    — Matt von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • This can happen when your burner is set too high, oil splatters and polymerizes (binds to) the exterior, or food boils over and bakes onto the enamel surface.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 July 2026
Definition of binds

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“Tethers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tethers. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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