ironed

verb

past tense of iron
as in tied

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironed
  1. tied
  2. trussed
  3. lashed
  4. bound
  5. secured
  6. hobbled
  7. pinioned
  8. hog-tied
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  • As betting has become more widespread, some bettors have taken to social media to harass players for their game performance that may be tied to a bet.
    — Jessica Golden,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While her sculptural dress commanded attention with its plunging neckline and exaggerated peplum waist, her shoes provided a sleek, minimalist finish that tied the entire look together.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of tied
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  • Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.
    — Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of trussed
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  • Over the weekend, Hurricane Simon lashed at the country's Pacific Coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
    — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • San Diego lashed 30 of his 88 pitches for fouls, as Misiorowski’s command and velocity escaped him in the second inning.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of lashed
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  • Russia’s support for Tehran has been operationally meaningful but carefully bounded.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Finally the buck turned, bounded up on top of the bank, still in thickets where no arrow could get through, and started to walk around my tree.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of bound
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  • Russian Pacific Fleet vessels secured the exercise area, which was closed to civilian shipping and aircraft during the missile launches.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Using a tag-along provision secured during the sale to Walter, the five Buss siblings hope to maximize value for all six beneficiaries, including Jeanie, the new filing reports.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of secured
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  • Unfortunately for the Chargers, the offensive line is still severely hobbled.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Malachi Toney to injury tent Malachi Toney hobbled off the field midway through UM’s first drive of the second half.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of hobbled
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  • To be clear, there is no sense that Rondón and Ugás are defending the old guard or suggesting that a docile, starving population pinioned under the grip of a dictatorship is big-picture preferable to a rebellious insurgency.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of pinioned
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  • In fact, police questioned several other men in connection with the murder of Weaver, who was hog-tied, raped and strangled by her attacker, who then set a fire in her bedroom to cover his tracks, court papers state.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 May 2026
  • Most damning of all is that her body was found hog-tied in a conspicuously similar fashion as Reynolds’ previous presumptive victim, Bunny Davis.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Definition of hog-tied
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