tying
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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Other Fed officials have made similar arguments tying growth to technology.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
He has 43 30-point games this season, tying Elgin Baylor and Jerry West for sixth-most in a season by a Lakers player.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
But they often graduate with significant student debt and spend years tying up money in building their practices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
She doubts US strikes will stop people from tying to "get ahead, to survive" where there are no job opportunities.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Excited by this new idea, he quickly put together a catamaran of crisscross sticks in the form of a pyramid, tying the sticks together wherever they crossed.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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