as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
found a berth at a travel agency
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Recent Examples of berth
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Some even got tattoos of his name during that year's playoff berth.
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Cole Premo,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
ABC News,
7 May 2026
Each needs to be berthed, unloaded and reloaded, refueled and repositioned as well as piloted in and out of a complex harbor.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Brazil’s win secured the top spot in Group C and a berth in the Round of 32.
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Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Some even got tattoos of his name during that year's playoff berth.
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Cole Premo,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Verb
The tanker is scheduled to berth at the company's offshore mooring facility later Friday to unload its crude oil.
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ABC News,
7 May 2026
Each needs to be berthed, unloaded and reloaded, refueled and repositioned as well as piloted in and out of a complex harbor.
—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for berth
Noun
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And that put him in position to score easily on Tommy Edman’s double to the center-field warning track for the first run of the game.
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Polling tells him that his moderate positions on important policies are popular.
Verb
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One of the most unique ships featured in Sail250 Maryland and Airshow Baltimore can be found docked at the Baltimore Peninsula.
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Starship will then undock from Orion, carry a set of astronauts down to the lunar surface, and then launch them back to orbit around the moon to rendezvous and dock again with Orion.
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That means taking away human driver jobs could be particularly detrimental in the state.
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Young men with at least a bachelor’s degree spent an average of 14 hours less annually on the job between 2019 and 2022.
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One tech mogul asked if the harbor could accommodate mooring a 100-foot sailboat.
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This week, according to public data, Breakthrough is moored off the Costa Smeralda in northeastern Sardinia, near Porto Cervo.
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If someone presses for more information, write the numbers down, take a breath, and keep the discussion anchored to facts rather than blame.
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The room is anchored by a large velvet couch in a rich brown.
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Pino’s attorneys have said the empty bottles and cans came from boats tied up at the sandbar with them.
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Those assets have been tied up for decades because of sanctions, banking restrictions, and legal disputes.
Verb
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Montgomery then grounded into a fielder’s choice, with Acuña scoring to tie it at 1.
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Trying to protect a one-run lead, Gregory Soto (4-2) let the first two Reds batters reach safely in the ninth before getting Sal Stewart to ground into a double play.
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“Berth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berth. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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