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as in fastened
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 anchored
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Cecily Strong co-anchored with Jost during those episodes before Che took over the seat at the start of season 40.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Wearing a Loro Piana sweater on a yacht that’s strategically anchored in international waters so as to avoid any criminal financial culpability.
—Madeline Goetz, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
As Robert Putnam documented in Bowling Alone, the churches, neighborhood associations, and bowling leagues that once anchored American communities have steadily lost members and influence, eroding civic life and our trust in one another.
—Todd Rogers, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Performance is anchored by Wi-Fi 7 features like 320MHz channel bandwidth, multi-link operation for smoother backhaul, and MU-MIMO streaming to keep connections steady.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Semafor today announced a major expansion of its live journalism business, anchored by the rapid growth of its flagship World Economy platform, the largest gathering of Fortune 500 CEOs in America.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The result is an arresting harmony of elegance and attitude, sculptural and bold, yet anchored in refinement.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Golberg said injections are only done when the boat is docked and anchored.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Longfellow’s departure, however, is a bit more surprising, as he had been seen as a possible future host for Weekend Update, the anchored topical segment that runs in the middle of each week’s episode.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The Buffalo defense boasts an underrated D-line that picked up veterans Larry Ogunjobi and Joey Bosa this offseason, who join a solid unit anchored by Ed Oliver.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Cecily Strong co-anchored with Jost during those episodes before Che took over the seat at the start of season 40.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Wearing a Loro Piana sweater on a yacht that’s strategically anchored in international waters so as to avoid any criminal financial culpability.
—Madeline Goetz, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
As Robert Putnam documented in Bowling Alone, the churches, neighborhood associations, and bowling leagues that once anchored American communities have steadily lost members and influence, eroding civic life and our trust in one another.
—Todd Rogers, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Performance is anchored by Wi-Fi 7 features like 320MHz channel bandwidth, multi-link operation for smoother backhaul, and MU-MIMO streaming to keep connections steady.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Semafor today announced a major expansion of its live journalism business, anchored by the rapid growth of its flagship World Economy platform, the largest gathering of Fortune 500 CEOs in America.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The result is an arresting harmony of elegance and attitude, sculptural and bold, yet anchored in refinement.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Golberg said injections are only done when the boat is docked and anchored.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchored
Verb
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Stay in your vehicle with your seatbelt fastened and wait for the storm to pass.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Seatbelts should remain fastened whenever possible, even in calm skies.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Eagles also landed wide receiver John Metchie III, quarterback Sam Howell, and offensive tackles Fred Johnson and Darian Kennard to add more talent to the roster despite coming off a Super Bowl win.—
Matt Wadleigh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Last month the company raised $500 million, boosting its valuation to nearly $7 billion; hired its first CFO; and landed a marquee recruit in Joelle Pineau, Meta’s longtime head of AI research.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many of the Democratic primary victors will be unopposed in the general election, meaning Tuesday’s win secured their council seats for the next term.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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McCarthy and company secured 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Copernicus What To Know Satellite imagery captured on Monday by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellites showed the Nimitz docked at Oman's Duqm.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Golberg said injections are only done when the boat is docked and anchored.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One of the two animals ended up with part of Hohl's head inside its mouth, with its jaws clamped around his cheek and skull, while the other clamped onto his left ankle.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Miami once again clamped up the Lions’ offense, leading to a 21-yard Jason Sanders field goal on the subsequent drive that pushed the Dolphins’ lead to 24-17.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ariana Grande Makes a Last-Minute Entrance Ariana Grande — who was channeling Audrey Hepburn in a black custom Fendi dress covered in white polka-dots — arrived moments before the MTV VMAs started airing live.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mind you, this was a full day after Prater had first arrived in Buffalo — technically his second day under contract.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The ceremony happened on the deck of an American battleship, the USS Missouri, moored in Tokyo Bay.—
Henry Larson,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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During its visit, which ended on August 27, the Frank Cable moored alongside the Indian submarine INS Sindhuvijay to demonstrate its ability to maintain and repair submarines.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Driving all of this transformation is AI — not as a buzzword, Abadie noted, but as an embedded, working reality.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Anchored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchored. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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