berthing

present participle of berth

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for berthing
Verb
  • Examples include huge catching nets, or docking with stray objects to force them back down into Earth's atmosphere.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • One person who has worked charter boats before — what’s more, one-day charters, which means dexterity with the lines from docking and undocking every day — is V, who is killing it in interior.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With sophomore guard Terrence Brown emerging as a go‑to scorer and graduate‑student forward Bismark Nsiah anchoring the front court, the Knights have talent to climb the standings.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
  • If diplomatic assurances succeed in inducing mutual restraint, and 2027 passes without incident, then a new stability in the western Pacific could take hold, anchoring the security and prosperity of a vital and dynamic region.
    STEPHEN WERTHEIM, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Berthing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berthing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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