berths 1 of 2

noun

plural of berth
as in positions
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay found a berth at a travel agency

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berths

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verb

present tense third-person singular of berth
as in docks

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Recent Examples of berths
Noun
District winners earn automatic berths into the FHSAA playoffs. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 From 2020 through 2025, there has been a 71% increase in the number of luxury ships and an 84% increase in berths, according to CLIA. — Contessa Brewer,ryan Ruggiero, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The companies celebrated the grand opening of Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal in April 2025, which added two new deep-water berths at the Lach Huyen complex within Hai Phong Port. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 The Rize+ only has two sleeping berths but can seat up to four people on the ride via the two cab seats and two vis-a-vis seatbelts on the rear sofas. — New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026 The 10 World Series berths have been spread among nine teams, with the Dodgers appearing twice. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 And even whether the season marked a blip or the abrupt end of a dominant Chiefs era that featured five Super Bowl berths in the previous six seasons. — Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026 When Port Nimara, the Caribbean island of Anguilla’s first superyacht marina, opens in 2027, its 118 berths will be only one part of the sales pitch. — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026 Smaller ships occupied other berths, and one tanker was loading at an offshore mooring, with a UAE naval corvette standing guard nearby. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for berths
  1. positions
  2. docks
  3. jobs
  4. anchors
  5. grounds
  6. lands
  7. ties up
Noun
  • But economic pressure won't change Iran's negotiating positions, said Karimi, the former official.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of positions
Verb
  • Paul Ryzak, who docks his charter boat under the bridge, says his business has been negatively impacted by the construction.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Once Orion docks with Blue Moon on Artemis III, two of the mission's astronauts will be able to board the lander to test out its environmental control systems, avionics and the interoperability between the two spacecraft in flight.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of docks
Noun
  • Despite a strong growth forecast for the region, unemployment among the fast-growing youth population remains stubbornly high, leading to political instability and leaving the authorities looking for ways to create more jobs.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike training approaches that largely depend on preparing datasets and updating models before deployment, this framework allows robots to continue learning while performing actual jobs.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of jobs
Verb
  • The rug anchors the space, so trading it out often makes an existing sofa feel more intentional and tied into the rest of the furniture.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The display features a tent filled with clowns, body parts hanging from a tree and a central pumpkin patch that anchors the display.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of anchors
Verb
  • Sézane’s Bridget grounds the silhouette in glossy black leather, with a streamlined knee-high construction that works particularly well against oversized tailoring and fluid skirts.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Tart Deco mixes black cherry, rose, and mimosa, then grounds them with birchwood, vetiver, and vanilla.
    — Ethan Stone October 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounds
Verb
  • When a fainting episode lands him in the hospital Heidi and Sophie rush to his side.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories Kanan Stark is not the role a young actor previously known for voicing Zack Underwood in Disney’s Milo Murphy’s Law, and also playing Fish Fisher in Disney XD’s Kirby Buckets, typically lands.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of lands
Verb
  • The La Palma Suite, where the street-level bougainvillaea ties up in a bow, might have the prettiest terrace in all Capri town with a wrap-around balcony fit for a Slim Aaron’s shoot with Jackie Kennedy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Knowing your true all-in cost can help clarify how card payment strategies affect your cash flow when a reserve ties up a fifth of your monthly volume for months at a time.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ties up

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