BERTH Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbərth

Definition of berth

as in position

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay found a berth at a travel agency

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verb

as in to dock

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However, Loop is also remembered for missing a 44-yard field goal in the final seconds of last year's regular-season finale, a miss that cost the Ravens a chance at the division title and a playoff berth. — Cbs Baltimore, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 With Indiana and undefeated UCLA still ahead, the Trojans have every reason to believe their talent and resilience can carry them through to a playoff berth. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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Getting Canadarm2 back online will be critical to berth some cargo ships at the space station, which carry food, equipment and other supplies to the astronauts, as well as to perform a share of maintenance on the orbiting complex. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 12 June 2026 The Cavs, probably soon, are going home for the summer with the most expensive roster in NBA history and no finals berth to show for it. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for berth

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Dhillon, a Sikh who was born in India and immigrated to the United States as a child, was a prominent figure in conservative legal and political circles even before being tapped to her Justice Department position.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
This early risk awareness later defined his policy position, as Knot gained a reputation during his tenure as Dutch central bank governor for aggressively combating inflation, enforcing fiscal discipline, and safeguarding financial stability.

— , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

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Orion will rendezvous and dock with Starship, but there will be no ingress into the vehicle and hence no life support equipment.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
The roughly two-week-long mission will aim to dock NASA's Orion capsule with SpaceX's Starship vehicle and/or Blue Origin's Blue Moon.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of dock

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Eco effort The hotel has achieved the highest level of BREEAM certification for its sustainability performance and has brought 650 new jobs to the area.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Becerra’s road to the state’s top job involved surviving a bruising June primary campaign that featured a crowded field of Democrats.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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Once moored, a boardwalk leads through old-growth forest to the fault itself, where ocean water is drawn in, heated up high and released through fissures in the rock.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
In the summer of 2021, Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, was invited onto a superyacht moored off the ancient city of Durrës, on the Adriatic coast.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of moor

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The contest to represent the northwestern Ohio district anchored by Toledo was considered by the Cook Political Report to be a toss-up before the election prognosticator changed its rating to Leans Democrat a week before Election Day.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Trump endorsed Collins for the Republican nomination in a state where the president anchored his false claims that his 2020 defeat was rigged.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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The closest competitor to Starship, at least in the Earth-orbit launch market, is Blue Origin’s New Glenn, but that rocket exploded on its Cape Canaveral launchpad during a May 28 hotfire test and remains grounded.

— Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
In this Friday, April 26, 2019 file photo, SAS planes are grounded at Oslo Gardermoen airport during pilots strikes, in Oslo, Norway.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

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