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
Stuck in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, they’re only allowed to leave as long as they’re attached to a rope tethered to their house because of an evil presence.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Being constantly tethered to others through our phones and social media is unnatural.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
The raft was tethered by a rope to the claw of a bulldozer.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Many other titans of Silicon Valley have tethered themselves to Trump.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
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And because every number is loaded with callbacks and foreshadowings, both musically and lyrically, the rangy story is tied into a very tight thematic bundle.Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Last year, there were 34 such cases, tied for the highest number in at least five years.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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This includes everything from over-the-knee, platform boots that feature quilting along the sides and straps up the back of the calf, to one of this year’s trendiest silhouettes: simple stiletto slingbacks.Mikelle Street, Them, 26 Nov. 2024
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However, after nine days it was revealed Smith herself had let her car, with her children strapped inside, sink into John D. Long Lake.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Mia seems determined to rope as many people into her chaos as much as possible, consequences be damned.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mexican cowboys taught Hawaiians how to rope, slaughter and breed longhorn cattle in the early 1800s.Arturo Conde, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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This narrative, and the fear of Sunni extremist groups such as the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, kept many Alawites bound to Assad even as the cost became unbearable.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Thursday Our bridal party boarded a shuttle bound 30 minutes south to Setubal, a small fisherman’s town outside of Lisbon, for our rehearsal.Iman Hariri-Kia, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Tether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tether. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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