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as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
as she wanders the windswept moor, the novel's heroine vows that she will never marry the vicar
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
a mysterious figure who was said to have haunted the moors of southwest England
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as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
moored the boat to the dock
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Recent Examples of moor
Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Many of the migrants are coming from China and making their way to The Bahamas, where smugglers take them in boats that moor in the mangroves along South Florida’s waterways before waiting vans pick them up.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Fishing vessels are moored amid ice at the harbor in Nuuk, Greenland, on the eve of legislative elections.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Context The book is set in the Yorkshire moors in the 19th century.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Many of the migrants are coming from China and making their way to The Bahamas, where smugglers take them in boats that moor in the mangroves along South Florida’s waterways before waiting vans pick them up.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
Two nuns wearing matching cardigans strolled arm in arm as families walked their dogs and children darted between the fishing boats moored on the pebbly shore.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Fishing vessels are moored amid ice at the harbor in Nuuk, Greenland, on the eve of legislative elections.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moor
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Image In a pale prairie dress styled with blond wavy hair, the singer conjured an effortlessly glamorous milkmaid while performing with Arca.—
Anthony Rotunno,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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These birds are often seen foraging, perhaps stepping across the prairie in a line to flush insect prey from the grass.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Florida's natural landscape includes bird-friendly sawgrass marshes, cypress forests, and seashore. Texas also has a diverse landscape, including the World Birding Center, a collection of nine parks and preserves in the Rio Grande Valley.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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Deinosuchus could then have spread across the continent to inhabit coastal marshes on both sides of the ancient inland sea, and along North America’s Atlantic coast.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Beech and oak logs felled in the Morvan Forest were fastened together and floated along the Yonne, then up the Seine to fuel the fires of the growing population of Paris.—
Rachel Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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Similar to how ropes push materials into the back of the human printer, wires fastened to a cap on Mickey’s head transmit memory data.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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This led to the extinction of the Caspian tiger — a once dominant predator on the forested steppes of western and central Asia.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The trio will touch down on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, just a few hours later, around 9:20 p.m. EDT (0120 GMT and 6:20 a.m.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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My Dien is a hurried cluster that has grown up ad hoc, with buildings of varying sizes rising like reeds from a fertile swamp.—
Damien Cave,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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To fight an elusive enemy operating clandestinely at night and from hideouts deep in swamps and jungles, the U.S. military turned to environmental modification technologies.—
Pamela McElwee,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration is also considering a deal with the United Arab Emirates that would allow the Gulf nation to eventually secure more than a million AI chips from Nvidia, CNBC’s Kristina Partsinevelos confirmed Tuesday, citing a familiar with the matter.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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Beta Cinema has secured international sales rights for historical drama Each of Us, which follows four inmates at the Ravensbrück women’s concentration camp during the final days of World War Two.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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Spanning more than 100 hectares and home to around 1,000 exotic animals, which roamed freely across open plains, Safari Africain had opened its doors to the public two years earlier in a bid to become a premier tourist attraction and boost job creation in the region.—
Christopher Clark,
The Dial,
13 May 2025
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Choosing plain, nonfat Greek yogurt can save you 65 calories in a 6-ounce serving compared to the whole-fat version.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
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But the success of the axolotls in La Cantera Oriente suggests the species could also thrive in artificial wetlands.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 May 2025
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In the artificial wetland La Cantera Oriente, movement peaked at a cooler 59.9 °F (15.5 to 16.5 °C).—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Moor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moor. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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