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noun

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Recent Examples of bind
Verb
With 42 colors and patterns to choose from, you’re bound to find a style that complements the pieces in your closet. Isabel Garcia, People.com, 4 July 2025 The Boston Red Sox are bound to be one of the more intriguing teams to follow ahead of the trade deadline this season. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Noun
Here, Malaysia’s efforts revealed the bind of ethical leadership in a realist system. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 The pushback against going after farmworkers puts the White House in a bind. Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bind
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bind
Verb
  • Joining him was David Lipsky, who made a clutch eagle on the par-5 17th to tie Grillo and Campbell at 18-under, but a costly bogey on 18 kept him out of the playoff.
    Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • Given that the government generally does not do great things with its money, tying its spending priorities to debt service is probably a positive.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it!
    Lynn Zovighian, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • For the first 48 hours, her head was fully bandaged, a bit like a mummy, to control swelling.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The vinegar used to quick pickle the onions also adds a vinegary pungency to the salad, and dill and basil work together to add fresh and herbaceous notes.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
  • Some foods and drinks high in electrolytes include watermelon, coconut water, leafy green vegetables, bone broth, pickles, and more.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Both top and bottom were held together by strings of gold chain, which hugged her waist and chest.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • Amazon’s past success with using Prime Day to drive sales and attract new members spurred other major retail chains to schedule competing sales in July.
    Anne D'Innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Undermining green energy growth removes one of gas’s most important allies—and, paradoxically, could constrain its future.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The combination of limited production capacity and expensive weapons sometimes constrained the government’s options.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Jose Siri was getting an MRI over the weekend to see whether his fractured tibia has healed enough to start his running progression again.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 7 July 2025
  • Cyrus' experience highlights that healing through therapy doesn't have to take years, Campbell emphasized.
    Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Considering its financial predicament and wealth of center backs, Barca could be tempted to sell the South American warhorse if a European rival tables his asking price.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • But by making plain that the students were a token in his trade war, Trump only increased the uncertainty of their predicament.
    Lavender Au, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • In one study, researchers induced postnatal stress in a mouse (confining her, forcing her to swim) and separated her from her pups at unpredictable intervals.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Instead, violence that had mostly been confined to the northeast spread.
    Benjamin Ezeamalu, USA Today, 14 July 2025

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“Bind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bind. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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