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tied

adjective as in firm

Strongest match

adjective as in even

Strongest match

Strong matches

Weak match

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The order seeks to institute a policy known as “Most Favored Nation,” whereby the U.S. government pays prices for drugs that are tied to the prices paid by other countries.

“Israeli withdrawal and reconstruction are tied together,” he added.

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In the end, authorities arrested six people they believed to be tied to a South American theft ring.

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Lisa Shalett, chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, has a different take, tied in part to what she sees as a way for governments to “challenge the dollar’s stranglehold on global money movements.”

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They were skeptical of it because they considered the people to be unruly by nature and not fit to govern themselves, which is why the Founding Fathers tied voting rights to property ownership in 1776.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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