strapped

verb

past tense of strap
as in tied

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strapped
  1. tied
  2. cinched
  3. bound
  4. trussed
  5. threaded
  6. tethered
Verb
  • Boston tied it 2-2 in the second on Duran’s 13th homer, a two-run shot to right-center off starter Ryan Johnson (1-4).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Haaland has played his best on the sport’s biggest stage, scoring seven goals at this World Cup so far, tied with Argentina’s Lionel Messi and France’s Kylian Mbappé for the most in the tournament.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of tied
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  • At Dolce & Gabbana, models wore clusters of jeweled cameos and crystals cinched at the waist.
    — Scarlett Conlon, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Malia Obama wore an oversized light gray blazer, cinched at the waist, over a dark gray miniskirt.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of cinched
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  • It is bounded by Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Two more fireworks bounded across the field and into the stands.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of bound
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  • Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.
    — Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of trussed
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  • Clapper’s work was threaded through the wave of Syracuse rape cases.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • In one of prettiest team goals of this tournament, Ayase Ueda skillfully found Ritsu Doan, who threaded it to Maeda.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Definition of threaded
Verb
  • But they also are tethered together in a vital and distinct way, coalescing here as nowhere else even while reflecting something deeper and broader that this particular World Cup has come to mean.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Every second an algorithm is tethered to a decades-old core system is a competitive loss.
    — Naureen Hassan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of tethered
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