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as in newscaster
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program
the news anchor coordinated the reports of the correspondents from around the state
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as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
used ropes and sandbags to anchor the hot-air balloon to the ground
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Recent Examples of anchor
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
These anchor events create a sense of excitement that traditional vacations sometimes lack.
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Deanna Taylor,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on June 18, 2026, vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz.
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Duarte Dias,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Noun
At Next Health, IV therapy is the anchor category.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
These anchor events create a sense of excitement that traditional vacations sometimes lack.
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Deanna Taylor,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Verb
Whole Foods will anchor the development.
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Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on June 18, 2026, vessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz.
—
Duarte Dias,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchor
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Murder at The Hawaii Theatre alongside KHON-TV Hawaii newscaster Joe Moore.
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The most immediately notable moment in the trailer was Emily Blunt’s newscaster breaking out in alien-speak during the weather report, but what happens right after that is truly astounding.
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More than an idyllic lakeside hamlet beloved by the international jet set, the northern Italian town of Como and the surrounding area are home to the country’s biggest silk-making districts, part of Italy’s fashion supply chain backbone.
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The Gilded Age fortunes that scandalized their contemporaries became, within a generation, the universities, museums and hospitals that form America’s civic backbone.
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The top featured a corset bodice with lace fastening in the back in red, blue and white stripes.
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Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
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The West Milford Police Department said emergency responders were sent to Green Turtle Lake for a report of a small jet that landed in the water.
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Lawhon’s works of historical fiction have landed her on The New York Times bestseller list; her books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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Through Yuyuan Tantian – a semi-official social media account run by China’s national broadcaster that Beijing often uses to leak out information to gauge international reaction – China said that its MSA vessels had mapped the seabed east of Taiwan for the first time.
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In many ways the ADN project and Passion’s slate at large mark a sign of and reaction to the times as anime still soars, Korean webtoons command as many views as big Netflix’s TV hits, and yet global streaming service orders and broadcaster buys in tradition animation have plunged.
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Personalized treatments are built around three pillars—energetic renewal, conscious longevity, and stress management—and integrated with the landscape and architecture of the property and the regional cuisine.
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This delightful journey starts by passing through a decorative iron gate supported by stone pillars.
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Soufiane Rahimi turned aside one final Scotland corner in the closing seconds to secure the win for Morocco.
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Early in negotiations, Tehran had been eager to secure China’s backing as a guarantor in a peace deal, but Beijing has shown little interest in playing such a formal - and potentially vexed - role.
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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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The Carnival Conquest had docked, passengers had gotten off the cruise ship and an argument apparently between two women set it off.
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“Anchor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchor. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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