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Recent Examples of anchorage The yacht will remain in the Mediterranean for the season, allowing her owner to explore storied coastlines and hidden anchorages. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2025 After completing a number of other voyages in support of the Korean and Vietnam wars and providing humanitarian assistance to India and Pakistan throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the ship was placed in permanent storage for nearly three decades at a military anchorage site in Suisun Bay. Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025 The marina in Pylos and the Bay of Navarino in general, provide safe anchorages for private yachts, sailing boats and cruise ships. Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 This formula is designed to encourage microcirculation on the scalp, hydrate your hair, and strengthen anchorage to help reduce shedding and hair loss. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anchorage
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Noun
  • Along the Norwegian coast, the daily departures of Hurtigruten and Havila Voyages function as working coastal ferries, carrying mail, cars, and locals between small ports from Bergen to Kirkenes.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The port secured the first batch of 18 this year, while the second batch is expected to be delivered by mid-2027.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Against Świątek, in two nervous moments, one of them on match point, net cords had given her safe harbor.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Safer harbors At the opposite end of the spectrum, industries with lower AI adoption rates are seeing relatively unchanged employment levels.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Anchorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorage. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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