tethers

verb

present tense third-person singular of tether
as in ties
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 The nature of my work tethers me to London. — Rohan Banerjee, Time, 23 Aug. 2025 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tethers
  1. ties
  2. binds
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  • The Composer ties together all aspects of the factory (machines, conveyors, sensors, and logistics flows) into a unified simulation.
    — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • This full moon arrives in the zodiac sign of Capricorn, which ties to ambition and the great structures in our lives.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
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  • Making Connections And Mentoring Another thing going for region is the glue the binds much of it together - a thriving community of connectors and mentors based there offering programs to help early-stage deep tech startups scale up.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Phytic acid binds directly to HDAC3 and turns on its activity.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
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“Tethers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tethers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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