bound up
adjective
: closely involved or associated
—usually used with with
his life was bound up with the town's history
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Afterward the electrons were bound up in atoms, and light could flow freely.
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Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Terrifying! Trust Comes From The Source Third, the trust needed for innovation is inherently bound up with people’s perceptions about the source of a new product or service.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
It’s been around for a lot of Atlanta’s history and that history is so bound up in my grandfather’s story, right?
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2024
Conservatives should defend language — particularly political language — which is bound up in thought.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
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Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Terrifying! Trust Comes From The Source Third, the trust needed for innovation is inherently bound up with people’s perceptions about the source of a new product or service.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
It’s been around for a lot of Atlanta’s history and that history is so bound up in my grandfather’s story, right?
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2024
Conservatives should defend language — particularly political language — which is bound up in thought.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Bound up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bound%20up. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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