BELAYED Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

belayed

verb

past tense of belay

as in fastened

to attach (a rope) to something so that it is secure The climber belayed the rope.

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The screaming engine bounced under a rusty white hood that appeared to be fastened in place by a bungee cord.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 July 2026
The memorial has a bronze marker fastened to the marble wall.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of fastened

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Citizen Bank Park’s 116 park factor for home runs since 2025 ranks tied for fourth.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator later determined the newborn died by homicide, finding that the child died from entrapment after being placed and tied inside a plastic trash bag beneath bloody paper towels and other garbage.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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At the Whitney Biennial, Carmen de Monteflores’s long-unseen shaped canvases of colorful overlapping figures hung alongside her daughter Andrea Fraser’s wax sculptures of sleeping toddlers.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Law enforcement and other first responders saluted as the ambulance went by, and a large United States flag hung over the area.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of hung

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Last year’s winner, Gaypalani Wanambi, clinched the award with her artwork Burwu, blossom, which paid homage to the Marrakulu clan from which she is descended.

— News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026
Other notable winners include Meghan Markle, who clinched the honor in 2018, and Princess Diana’s twin nieces, Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer, who tied in 2021.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Definition of clinched

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Clad in the world champion’s rainbows, Evenepoel clenched both his fists, beamed a toothy grin, and hugged his soigneur.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The White House Key Facts A rendering of the passport shared by the White House on Friday shows Trump presumably leaning over the Resolute Desk, fists clenched, alongside his signature and text from the Declaration of Independence.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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Guzman was also one of the last remaining cabinet members who joined Johnson’s administration at the start of his term.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

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