tether
noun
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
tethers
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pluralof tether.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof tether (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
tethernouna rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes I have to try really hard to find at least one thing that tethers a character to me,” Richardson says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
Since his family is gone, nothing tethers him to his human life.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025
This new ordinance tethers future minimum wage increases to the rate of inflation.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
While these tethers naturally want to curl up on themselves, they are held straight by a segment of DNA that is tailored to bind with the target microRNA being tested for.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Slowly, little by little, souls were drifting away from the island, their own tethers snapped.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
