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 This fragrance features bergamot, sea salt, and vetiver, offering a light, breezy, and clean scent with hints of citrus and an anchoring woody note. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Aug. 2026 Manolo Betancur’s Central Avenue bakery has spent years anchoring East Charlotte’s Latino community through charity work, immigrant advocacy and protests against federal immigration raids. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 Using her superior footspeed and interior shot-making chops, the former South Carolina standout scored 16 while anchoring the Valkyries’ 2-3 zone. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Nine starters return, with Sanchez and fellow senior Pauly Rzadkosz anchoring the back line. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Architects develop blueprints for order and try to mold the world to their designs, developing universal norms and anchoring security in multilateral institutions. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Finally, amidst profound change, anchoring in purpose is paramount. — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The pier and its anchoring plaza extend from downtown Pismo and lead 1,200 feet out into the ocean. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 The mass shooting on a busy Halloween night — preceded by one in 2022 that left seven people wounded — prompted city leaders to revisit restrictions on the bars and restaurants anchoring Orlando’s downtown nightlife. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026

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The staff is also quick to offer assistance in securing a reservation for dinner at Matilda or booking the wellness room, which has an infrared sauna facing the mountains and a small area with workout equipment.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
During the quarter, the company made its Okta for AI Agents tool for managing and securing agents available to all customers.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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The café, mezcal bar, and restaurant is a celebration of the foodways of Guadalajara, where the elder Suro originally immigrated before landing in Philly.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
The electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOL in aerospace vernacular, generally will carry four passengers and a pilot.

— Pat Maio, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

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The Assembly proposal includes docking the bonus packages of not just the CEO, but other top executives, and extending the bonus suspension from one to two years, Bryan said.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
One thing Starship has not yet been contracted or designed for is docking with the ISS.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of docking

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The headphones uses a 12-point through-bolt construction, with 12 screws clamping the housing assembly from the outer housing to the front plate.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Firefighters quickly tended to mother and baby, clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, and both were transported in stable condition to the hospital.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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In the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of freshmen, many of them arriving without any family history of college at all, will decide whether to walk into a fraternity event or skip it.

— Todd Buchanan, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
The reconstructed Florida State offense will be built around QB Ashton Daniels and RB Quintrevion Wisner, both arriving via the portal seeking fresh starts.

— Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 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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