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
Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
The Tommies hope to send their coach out with the program’s first Division-I NCAA Tournament berth.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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
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Noun
At least as of Friday in the 2026 Bracket Matrix compilation of about 100 bracket selections, MU was a unanimous choice to earn an NCAA berth.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
The Tommies hope to send their coach out with the program’s first Division-I NCAA Tournament berth.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Dockworkers were unloading shipping containers from another vessel that was berthed at Pier G before the incident, with truck drivers moving containers to and from the terminal.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for berth
Noun
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Of course, characters will be put into embarrassing positions, or embarrass themselves, embarrassment being the root of all comedy, or near enough.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Realigning the bones virtually in their correct anatomical positions revealed the upper part of the face for the first time, including the orbital region where Little Foot’s eyes would have been.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sri Lanka is not allowing the ship to dock but is providing some humanitarian assistance, Cabinet spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa said Wednesday, without specifying if the ship was a commercial or naval vessel.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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This is the fourth flight of the crew Dragon, which will be bring up nearly 7,000 pounds of supplies, dock to the station 41 hours after launch and remain on the station for three weeks.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Provost has pledged to use those lessons learned, with labor unions awaiting details as to whether this will have implications for jobs in France.—
Albertina Torsoli,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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As of December 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported over 400,000 job openings.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In fact, Indian cuisine in general is moored in Ayurveda, an ancient system of holistic health care whose rich history dates back over 5,000 years.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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With Atlas, users can track vessels, aircraft and ports with live data updated every two hours, including precise vessel statuses (moored, at anchor or in-transit) and port dwell times.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Gulf today is packed with tankers and other ships unable to get out, including Salgado’s, which is anchored off the coast of Iraq.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Sri Lanka said another Iranian warship was anchored near its coast on Thursday and that more than 200 sailors were being escorted to a naval base on the outskirts of the capital, Colombo.—
Jon Gambrell,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At the same time, federal dollars earmarked for World Cup security, paid out as reimbursements, are tied up as collateral in the congressional fight over Department of Homeland Security funding.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Senior co-captain Andrew Gillis scored the first of his two goals to tie up the game in the second period before sophomore Brayden Dickie closed out the frame with game-winner.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Magic potions get involved — not to mention a surfeit of whimsy — but the actor does his best to ground the cutesiness in something real.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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Kiel grounded out to third base before Sorrell slapped a single to right field, but was caught trying to steal second base.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Berth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berth. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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