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verb

past tense of cord

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Recent Examples of corded
Adjective
The Watchmen Emmy winner, pictured speaking on a corded phone, wore a blue-gray suit with a matching tie over a white shirt. Jack Smart, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 What’s more, top manufacturers, such as Shark and Dyson, are starting to bridge the gap in suction power between their high-end cordless and corded models. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025 Some producer ordered a 48-pack of corded black bracelets on Amazon, so each single gives a bracelet and innuendo to their contestant of choice. Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025 And the corded petticoats and all the foundational pieces that give us the woman’s shape of 1838. Tomris Laffly, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corded
Adjective
  • Why else show nubby fleece trousers with a coordinating striped jacket, which nobody needs but would be a hoot to wear?
    Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Knodel and 11 of her friends took up tables against a black-and-white striped wall Saturday morning, a doll sitting next to each of them.
    Kate Perez, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Scanning from head to toe, the viewer sees a banded fedora, cigar, jacket and trousers, and, finally, holding it all up (easily missed at first glance): vertiginously high stilettos.
    Andrew Holter, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Personal trainers shared 18 different moves with SELF to help minimize the aches and pains that come with sitting in the same place for hours at a time, including banded squats, glute bridges, a calf stretch, and a classic child’s pose.
    Katie Way, SELF, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • That emotional impact is inseparable from the animation, threaded with light and shadow, underscoring how tightly songs and visuals are now bound together.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Mikael Granlund threaded a pass from the right circle to set up Merzlikins, and also scored.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Before the surgical removal of the cat's reproductive organs to prevent reproduction, Izzy, the tabby cat, didn't like to be touched and wouldn't go near people or cats.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Think: jealousy, clinginess or unpredictable moods (looking at you, tabby cats).
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Oversized belts cinched over trenches, trousers, and skirts made a strong showing on the Max Mara Fall/Winter 2025/2026 runway in Milan–a clear signal that bold belting is back and ready to elevate everyday styling.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The fabric’s four-way stretch is slightly cinched at the waist to enhance your curves, while the A-line silhouette is still relaxed enough for cozy winter outfits.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The game was tied at 34 after three quarters.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of triple damages, tied to what state government and Michigan consumers have overpaid for energy since 2022, as well as a disgorgement of corporate profits.
    JC Reindl, Freep.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than leave, community leaders rallied to defend the site, leading to the creation of Sakura Square and Tamai Tower on the block bounded by Larimer, 20th, Lawrence and 19th Streets.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Each time Ivy's owner, Ryan, draws nearer, the dog fakes him out and bounds away, tail wagging.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Corded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corded. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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