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or tieing
1
as in binding
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
tied the newspapers into a bundle
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as in matching
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 tying
The fourth line created a huge Jared Spurgeon tying goal and the third line, centered by Khusnutdinov, helped create Brock Faber’s tie-breaking third-period goal.
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The mission marked the 72nd from all launch service providers on the Space Coast in 2024, tying the record set in 2023.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Sunday that meant coming up short in the Showcase championship game, despite scoring 31 points, his 13th consecutive game with 20 or more, tying a G League record.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The first-stage booster made a record-tying 17th flight with a recovery landing down range on droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
This marks the first positive forensic match tying Mangione directly to the scene where Brian Thompson was gunned down just over a week ago outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Tangent Since the reports tying Mangione and Kaczynski together first surfaced Monday, search interest in the Unabomber’s case has skyrocketed.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Bag up thicker icing in a variety of shades, clipping or tying the back of the piping bags to seal, then create bags of thinner icing in a variety of colors.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
The second required only one completion, an absolute laser over the middle to DJ Moore for 27 yards to set up Cairo Santos’ game-tying 48-yard field goal as time expired.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The mission marked the 72nd from all launch service providers on the Space Coast in 2024, tying the record set in 2023.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Sunday that meant coming up short in the Showcase championship game, despite scoring 31 points, his 13th consecutive game with 20 or more, tying a G League record.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The first-stage booster made a record-tying 17th flight with a recovery landing down range on droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
This marks the first positive forensic match tying Mangione directly to the scene where Brian Thompson was gunned down just over a week ago outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Tangent Since the reports tying Mangione and Kaczynski together first surfaced Monday, search interest in the Unabomber’s case has skyrocketed.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Bag up thicker icing in a variety of shades, clipping or tying the back of the piping bags to seal, then create bags of thinner icing in a variety of colors.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
The second required only one completion, an absolute laser over the middle to DJ Moore for 27 yards to set up Cairo Santos’ game-tying 48-yard field goal as time expired.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Tying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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