- present participle of tie.
tying
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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Anthropic and Advanced Micro Devices have signed a major new deal tying the artificial-intelligence leaders closer together from both a business perspective and a financial perspective.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Together, Samsung Electronics 005930 0.58%increase; up pointing triangle and SK Hynix 000660 -0.33%decrease; down pointing triangle account for over half of the index, tying the broader market’s fortunes to the two semiconductor giants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Khalife sparked a nationwide manhunt when he absconded from HMP Wandsworth, where he was awaiting trial on spying charges, by tying himself to the bottom of a food delivery truck.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ranked No. 56th in the world, Fox only stormed into contention with an 8-under 62 on Saturday, tying for the lowest round ever at a major.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I push stakes into the dirt, tying a red ribbon around each stake.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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