tying in

verb

variants or tieing in
present participle of tie in
as in dealing (with)

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  1. connecting
  2. coupling
  3. linking
  4. concerning
  5. affecting
  6. involving
Verb
  • In 2025, two scholars of religion decided to make a multiday pilgrimage along the Kumano Kodō trail – an ancient route in Japan connecting Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples – guided by an artificial intelligence assistant.
    — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Japanese artist, known for his longstanding influence across fashion, music and culture, is honoring that legacy throughout his Air Force 1 World Tour, while connecting the silhouette to a new generation of cultural innovators.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • For the project Winter and her team tired coupling plasma with electrocatalysis.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The authors of the Nature Energy paper found a way around that obstacle by coupling two ultra-thin nickel-titanium films.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of coupling
Verb
  • Turbah sits on a main road linking the provincial capital of Taiz with the port city of Aden, which serves as an interim seat of Yemen's government.
    — AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In an August 2024 letter first reported by Semafor, editorial staff said OpenAI was hallucinating Atlantic stories and linking to aggregation of the publication’s reporting.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of linking
Verb
  • This shortage is especially concerning given Arkansas' diabetes burden.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • With the press world’s help, Omar Jamal was anointed as the authoritative voice on all political issues concerning Minnesota’s Somali community and the Somali population at large in America.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of concerning
Verb
  • Over the past decade, cyberattacks against the education sector have risen expeditiously, exposing sensitive data, temporarily disrupting school operations and affecting students' learning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • El Niño is a natural climate pattern that has far-reaching impacts across the planet, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of people.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of affecting
Verb
  • The court denied that request and a second filing involving the drugs without comment.
    — JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Four charges involving a child younger than 13 were dropped on the first day of Saunders’ three-week trial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of involving
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