as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
found a berth at a travel agency
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Recent Examples of berth
Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
The interior includes a forward cabin, private head and shower, and mid-cabin area that can be converted to a berth for guests.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
This would increase confidence in the spacecraft's propulsion system and provide the data NASA and partner space agencies need to clear the vehicle to approach and berth with the station on its second flight.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Further down the list, Brisbane nu-metal band Headwreck just misses out on a top 40 berth with Attitude Adjustment (Ditto).
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
The interior includes a forward cabin, private head and shower, and mid-cabin area that can be converted to a berth for guests.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
The average waiting time to berth over the past week has been 1.38 days, down from a 1.48 day average the week prior, but up from a one-day average two weeks earlier.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
This would increase confidence in the spacecraft's propulsion system and provide the data NASA and partner space agencies need to clear the vehicle to approach and berth with the station on its second flight.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for berth
Noun
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Regulatory filings from Monday reveal that Michael Burry, the esteemed short seller known for his big bet against the subprime mortgage market in 2008, has taken out a short position in both Palantir and Nvidia.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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This year, the actor Jonathan Bailey was named to the honorary unpaid position.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Their replacements, part of the Shenzhou-21 mission, successfully docked with the station on Saturday.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The process, which is necessary for Starship to reach distant destinations, is a complex one requiring two vehicles equipped with docking adapters to meet up in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Duffy had been angling to hold on to the NASA job, according to media reports.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ausberry was promoted to the interim job in Woodward’s place, and the board gave him the authority to lead the coaching hire.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Operators of small boats, including fishing boats, were advised by Jamaica’s Meteorological Service to keep their vessels moored if possible through the duration of the storm.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the tropical Pacific Ocean, La Niña and El Niño are detected by many methods, including satellites, moored buoys, drifting buoys, sea level analysis and expendable buoys, according to NOAA.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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They are anchored to the sun's photosphere and extend into its hot upper atmosphere, known as the corona.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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In order to help mitigate that potential disaster, engineers designed a plan to anchor the hospital to bedrock 65 feet deep.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In other words, investors might bail on companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, whose fates are deemed too closely tied up with OpenAI’s.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Those deployments are tied up in court challenges.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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All were well above the overall 3% of domestic flights nationwide that had been grounded, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Her bond with Simone Biles has been well documented, but Chiles lights up when talking about other unexpected connections that also keep her grounded.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Berth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berth. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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