tied 1 of 2

adjective

as in attached

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verb

past tense of tie
1
as in bound
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord tied the newspapers into a bundle

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2
as in matched
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value) at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine—how could the rest of us tie that?

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Recent Examples of tied
Adjective
Unofficial results for two special elections held Tuesday show the Minnesota House will remain tied heading into the 2026 legislative session. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Guardians tied the score on an Austin Hedges home run with one out in the fifth. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 Supporters see it as a patriotic tribute tied to the semiquincentennial. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 But Lukaku, who subbed in at halftime, scored in the 86th minute to give Belgium a chance, before Youri Tielemans tied the game three minutes later. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 5 July 2026 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, 6 July 2026 While there have been many lawsuits and much news reporting, there has been little empirical research testing whether a concentration in treatment centers are tied to a significant increase in overdoses in the area, the report said. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026 The score was tied, 1-1, when reliever Huascar Brazobán entered to begin the seventh, replacing Thornton, who had thrown 78 pitches. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tied
  1. attached
  2. bound
  3. matched
  4. met
Adjective
  • The legislation also clarified that e-bike riders need to follow regular traffic laws and sit only on the permanent, attached seat.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
  • Dander, which are dead skin flakes, become attached to dog fur.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of attached
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Balogun matched Landon Donovan in 2010 for the second-most goals by an American in a World Cup, behind only Bert Patenaude's four in the initial tournament in 1930.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • While conducting surveillance, McCurnin spotted a man riding an electric scooter who matched the suspect’s description.
    — Velvet Wu July 1, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of matched
Verb
  • The grand jury met in Oakland on July 2, according to the documents, which were signed by a federal prosecutor.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Crutsinger was released from the hospital Thursday and was met by friends, family and members of the Ponder ISD community.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
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