tethering
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- noun
- /ˈtɛðərɪŋ/
- Excessive tethering of employees through strict policies can hinder innovation in the workplace.
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Watch on YouTubeBut there's part of us that maintains A tether to a much bigger reality.
- But there's part of us that maintains A tether to a much bigger reality.
- I don't like the thing I use as best I can, you know, the tools in my toolkit as tools, not as tethers.
- There's still tether like a a maybe a thread to Hollywood.
Examples
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"Tethering will not be a consumer feature.
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I would argue that the tethering of healthcare to the employer has seriously hurt the middle class.
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But there's part of us that maintains A tether to a much bigger reality.
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Using other methods of tethering to circumvent that restriction may violate carrier policy.
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The tethering of students to rigid curricula can stifle creativity and critical thinking.
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The tethering of children to strict schedules limits their ability to explore and learn freely.
Synonyms
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A limit on how much someone can do
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Something that limits a person's freedom or progress
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A rule or measure that limits what people can do
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A strong control that prevents others from changing things or acting freely
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A system that keeps people under control and stops them being free
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Close control of someone that allows them little freedom
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A state of being controlled by fear or addiction and hard to escape
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Makes someone or something unable to act freely
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Using power to stop people's actions and feelings
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That limits someone's freedom or ability to move
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A strong control that stops people or groups from acting freely
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A situation that greatly limits freedom and progress
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Something that limits a person's actions or power
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A thing that stops or controls movement to keep people and machines safe
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Being tied or locked so someone cannot move
Antonyms
How Restrictive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tethering comes from the old idea of tying an animal with a rope, which makes it easy to picture being held back and is like the everyday word tie. That's why tethering can mean rules or control that keep someone 'from moving freely' or 'limit' their choices.