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tether
noun as in fastening
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Fans assumed that The Fate of Ophelia would tether Swift Shakespeare's story of a noblewoman who drowns in a fit of mania after being driven mad by grief.
From BBC
I am absolutely convinced that we need to tether paid family leave and child care together tightly.
From Los Angeles Times
Since his family is gone, nothing tethers him to his human life.
From Salon
But my home life as a child was more loving and supportive, so I had to do some creative work to find that tether to Bruce.
From Los Angeles Times
Even as his own dreams are beginning to materialize, Tonatiuh, 30, remains tethered to these places and people.
From Los Angeles Times
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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