ANCHORING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

anchoring

verb

present participle of anchor

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 Animal-print mania shows no signs of slowing down, either, with Jamie Haller’s python-effect pumps anchoring some of our favorite looks yet. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 Stewart rejoined The Daily Show in 2024, anchoring the show once a week (usually on Mondays) and serving as an executive producer. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 The serum combines biomimetic peptides, a root-anchoring complex, and antioxidants to fortify hair on multiple, overlapping fronts. — Kate Gammon, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Ten years ago, Amar’e Stoudemire played the last season of his NBA career on the Miami Heat, anchoring the team as a veteran paint enforcer. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The main living spaces are classic midcentury, with an open, wood-burning fireplace anchoring the living room and floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the room with sunlight. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026 These foundation piles act as underwater stilts, anchoring and supporting heavy offshore infrastructure. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 By anchoring her outfit with this playful yet versatile shoe, Tung can have more creative freedom with the rest of her outfit. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026 Oaks support a wide range of organisms, anchoring entire ecosystems, and also serve the vital task of storing carbon on a warming planet. — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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Advocates argue that in Idaho, ICE unlawfully piggybacked on an FBI operation, rather than securing their own warrant, as they would be expected to do on this type of operation.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Billionaire sports team owners have had no trouble securing CEQA exemptions for construction of new stadiums or arenas.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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Upon landing in Samarkand on Sunday night, Rubio was warmly embraced by Uzbekistan’s foreign minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov, while two women clad in elaborate gold-and-black traditional dresses presented him with a bouquet.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Thomas Boyer Bryan, 18, exited a game after landing on his right shoulder when he was sacked during the opening drive, according to The Tennessean.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of landing

Verb

Some crew members have to remain aboard for hours after docking to help move stuff off.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
The mission set the stage for more ambitious flights to follow, including docking missions and flights to small Tiangong space labs that ultimately led to the construction of China's Tiangong space station in orbit today.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of docking

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The movie starts with Farrier reporting on Bashford Antiques, a shop in Ponsonby that has begun aggressively clamping cars in its lot and demanding exorbitant fees to release them — up to $760.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Mechanics can easily calibrate and adjust system tension using an integrated clamping piece, ensuring consistent mechanical support throughout long operational cycles.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026

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Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback Mitsubishi is again capitalizing on the Eclipse name, this time with the 2027 Eclipse Sportback, an all-electric subcompact SUV arriving in 2026.

— Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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One tech mogul asked if the harbor could accommodate mooring a 100-foot sailboat.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 27 June 2026
Maritime tracking data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler shows the Yantar was in the area in January last year, mooring in Egypt then Algeria, and then sending one position ping 20 km (12 miles) from the last position of the Ursa Major on January 15.

— Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026

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