leashed 1 of 2

Definition of leashednext

leashed

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verb

past tense of leash

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of leashed
Adjective
Bring your chairs, blankets, picnics, binoculars and leashed dogs. Sean Clancy, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026 Children ages 10 and up can walk with a leashed goat. Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026 Guana Beach is dog-friendly to leashed pets, too. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026 Adults are advised to pick up small children, keep dogs leashed, and contact Animal Care & Control immediately. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026 The city already allows leashed dogs at 27 of its over 60 parks. Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026 For the event only, leashed dogs are permitted on the trails. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Dec. 2025 All leashed, friendly dogs welcome. Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025 Dogs must remain leashed throughout the event. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Plus, the beaches are dog-friendly (as long as they're leashed), and stocked coolers are always welcome (just leave the glass at home). Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026 Pets are allowed, but must be leashed. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Dogs are allowed on this one while leashed. Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026 Also, keep your dog leashed and on trails with you. Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026 Health and wildlife officials urge beachgoers to keep a safe distance from wildlife and keep dogs leashed because the virus is contagious. Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 That includes your four-legged critters, who can enjoy the Dog Beach on the west side of the City Pier (dogs must be leashed). Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026 Ensure your pet has an up-to-date microchip or collar ID and keep them leashed at all times. Riley Rourke, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026 Pets will also be allowed, with the center accepting one per person, as long as they are crated or leashed, Janna Haynes, a county spokesperson wrote. Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leashed
Adjective
  • On the third floor but with a caged view of the sky.
    Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The caged bird sings with a fearful trillof things unknown but longed for stilland his tune is heard on the distant hillfor the caged bird sings of freedom.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The 9-17 start is also tied for the 12th worst start through this point in franchise history.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The swinging bunt tied the game at 1-1.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The project area is bounded by the Midlothian Turnpike, Central Avenue, 147th Street and Lamon Avenue.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • After all, in Game 3, Banchero made a game-clinching 3 in the final minute that bounded high off the back of the rim and miraculously fell through.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.
    Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • On the north side of the park, the playground in her name is also massively popular with its huge pirate ship and enclosed spaces.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The enormous enclosed volume of Hangar One is uniquely suited to testing drones, balloons and large-scale aerial systems.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Even when Sam and Mary are no longer speaking, they are still tethered together by deep resentment and pain.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But the best of these good-versus-evil narratives, like in these eight series, can connect one generation to the next, introducing kids to the world’s complexity and keeping grown-ups tethered to the wonder of their childhood selves.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The talks planned for Saturday come as much of the world is on edge over a war that has snarled crucial energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz, clouded the global economic picture and left thousands dead across the Middle East.
    Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Onshore projects can get snarled in land permitting issues, political blowback, and policy volatility; offshore projects, in contrast, can just get moved somewhere else.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries lashed back at Leavitt.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Leo has not lashed out, or gotten defensive, or allowed himself to be pulled down into the gutter.
    Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Leashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leashed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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