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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
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
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The 11 home runs in March/April ties Paul Kornerko for the most by a White Sox player in those months.— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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The decision to name both cubs after rangers ties the zoo’s conservation breeding program to the front-line work of keeping Sumatran tigers alive in the wild.— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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These ragtag misfits, who are all incredibly talented and who are in desperate need of each other, and the glue that binds them together is the music and the city.— Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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The technique uses a special solvent called ethaline that selectively binds different metals at different voltages, allowing precise separation.— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Tethers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/tethers. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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