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
Thanks to Daniels, Washington is no longer tethered to starting quarterback worries.
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Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Make it through a full work day without being tethered to an outlet thanks to 12 hours of battery life.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
Gold's long-term value is tethered to monetary debasement.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who recently departed his role leading Cantor Fitzgerald, has reportedly made hundreds of millions of dollars from its ties to tether.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Make it through a full work day without being tethered to an outlet thanks to 12 hours of battery life.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
Gold's long-term value is tethered to monetary debasement.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who recently departed his role leading Cantor Fitzgerald, has reportedly made hundreds of millions of dollars from its ties to tether.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tether
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tether
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Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.—
Arthur Allen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The charges stem from their role in developing Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer accused of helping launder funds tied to North Korean cybercrime.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But earnest young people with babies strapped to their chests began to move in all around.—
Murr Brewster,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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Developed by Starner’s team at Georgia Tech, CHAT involves something that looks a little like a Ghostbusters costume: a pack worn on a harness on a diver’s chest recognizes audio while a unit strapped to the forearm plays sounds.—
Melissa Hobson,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Bill has been roped into yet another one of his twin’s grand schemes.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The slimy ne’er-do-well Timo (Steven Yeun), who roped Mickey into the loan-shark snafu and had the same idea to run away into space, can’t stop making under-the-table deals.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Alex Bump, the team’s biggest star and Flyers-bound forward, was kept without a goal in the last two games.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Almost everyone is bound to initially struggle with a breakup.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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