tie in

verb

Definition of tie innext
as in to connect

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Recent Examples of tie in However, a foul was called before Williams scored, negating the goal and keeping the tie in place. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 If there's a tie in the first round, it will be broken by home run distance. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 13 July 2026 While watching the tournament, George—who is officially the same height as Kate—sat in a dark suit layered over a light blue collared shirt with a matching, striped tie in navy. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 12 July 2026 Beckham, in case anyone needs a reminder, was sent off for kicking out at Simeone during an epic 1998 last-16 tie in France that Argentina won on penalties. — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tie in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tie in
  1. connect
  2. couple
  3. link
  4. associate
  5. affect
  6. involve
  7. interrelate
  8. touch
Verb
  • Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services found 12 categories of abuse and neglect of the Gray children connected to Marcee, including inadequate food, shelter and medical care, director Candice Broce said in court.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Voters now connect it to jobs, schools, fraud, electricity bills, privacy, children and democracy.
    — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of connect
Verb
  • Given the chance to couple up and return to the villa, the major twist became a top moment of the season.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • While some fans may criticize the pair for potentially torpedoing their own games by coupling up so early, Chen Moonves is not one of them.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of couple
Verb
  • An investigation linked the tire jack to a vehicle driven by Dustin Kendall, 37, of New London, police said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Vietnam veterans like Jack who link their Parkinson’s to Agent Orange can get help more easily than those with other chemical exposures.
    — Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of link
Verb
  • DutchBoy detects unusual sensor spikes associated with those events and alerts engineers before defects occur.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • Unlike burnout, which is typically associated with chronic stress and heavy workloads, career rust-out is linked to a lack of purpose, challenge or stimulation at work.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of associate
Verb
  • Almost 13,400 customers were affected at 11pm local time, according to a live map from US energy company Avista Utilities, which reported 25 active outages.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Those high aspirations, however, don’t appear to affect Proctor.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of affect
Verb
  • More than anything else, Murray said, general governmental dysfunction, including turnover among staff members involved in the negotiations, contributed to those delays.
    — Sofi Zeman July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The first stage focuses on meeting school community members, the second involves building an academics strategy, the third revolves around operations and finance and the final stage brings those steps together.
    — Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of involve
Verb
  • This means that perhaps the individual violent events that the researchers were taking note of in their analysis may have been interrelated.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • Everything in the universe being interrelated, these bodies exert an influence, particularly on the newborn.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of interrelate
Verb
  • Others stood still, hoping that patience would bring a butterfly close enough to touch.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As the agent got out and struggled to arrest Stanley, Morrow approached and touched the arresting agent’s shoulder, video shows.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of touch

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