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as in securing
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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as in landing
to stop at or near a place along the shore
we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde
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Recent Examples of anchoring
The Dodgers were consistent winners with Lopes, Garvey, Russell and Cey anchoring the infield, but lost the World Series in 1974 to the Athletics and in 1977 and ’78 to the Yankees.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The deep Cape Ann League has Georgetown with senior Oliver Thibeault and junior Ty Southall anchoring the pitching staff while also hitting in the heart of the lineup.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Guthrie’s return to anchoring on Monday is expected to draw big crowds.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Turning your empty patio into a luxurious outdoor retreat is easy with Arhaus’s Sonoma daybed, whose silhouette is perfect for anchoring other modern backyard furniture and decor.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
The ballroom would become a lasting fixture at the symbolic heart of American democracy, anchoring the end of Pennsylvania Avenue — the corridor Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed to connect the White House and the Capitol.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Thomas was anchoring the defensive line in Philadelphia years before Celek arrived as a rookie in 2007.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Rose went on to review several cognitive biases common in the cybersecurity field, such as assuming correlation between unrelated events or anchoring too strongly on a single data point.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
The rotation has plenty of depth with Gavin Williams and Tanner Bibee anchoring it.
—David Brandt, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The deep Cape Ann League has Georgetown with senior Oliver Thibeault and junior Ty Southall anchoring the pitching staff while also hitting in the heart of the lineup.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Guthrie’s return to anchoring on Monday is expected to draw big crowds.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Turning your empty patio into a luxurious outdoor retreat is easy with Arhaus’s Sonoma daybed, whose silhouette is perfect for anchoring other modern backyard furniture and decor.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
The ballroom would become a lasting fixture at the symbolic heart of American democracy, anchoring the end of Pennsylvania Avenue — the corridor Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed to connect the White House and the Capitol.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Thomas was anchoring the defensive line in Philadelphia years before Celek arrived as a rookie in 2007.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Rose went on to review several cognitive biases common in the cybersecurity field, such as assuming correlation between unrelated events or anchoring too strongly on a single data point.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
The rotation has plenty of depth with Gavin Williams and Tanner Bibee anchoring it.
—David Brandt, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchoring
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Atkinson was voters’ top choice, securing 31% of the vote — that’s 6,992 ballots, according to unofficial results from the Jackson County Election Board.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Participants contribute through a buy-in and boost their charitable donation by securing pledges from donors.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Launching a plane into space and then landing it on a runway with all the crew remaining in there still feels technologically impressive.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Artemis 2 astronauts — NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen — are the first people to cross the lunar threshold since December 1972, when the three-person Apollo 17 moon-landing mission did so.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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On her personal Instagram and TikTok accounts, Hirshleifer-Penn often shares her own designer outfits and must-have items, a Celine calfskin midi skirt with a gourmette chain fastening one day, a military-green Saint Laurent jacket with a stand collar the next.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Ivey recruited a couple of friends to install the San Francisco phone Friday, rolling it onto the sidewalk, fastening the signs and caulking the edges.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Jan. 2026
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At one point, Glover was close enough to make out not just docking targets, but also an American Flag emblazoned on the rocket stage.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The billionaire spacewalker slid in a new Artemis III for 2027 so astronauts could practice docking their Orion capsule with a lunar lander in orbit around Earth.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Wolf packs on the hunt encircled their prey—typically elk—clamping at the jugular when their target grew weary from the chase.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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The maximum clamping force reaches 21 kg (46 lb), which is quite a bit for a tool of this size.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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Child care was something that his parents had worried about after arriving from the Dominican Republic.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 Fresh influences could be arriving from your wider circles.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Anchoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchoring. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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