cornered

verb

past tense of corner
1
as in monopolized

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2
as in accosted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornered
  1. monopolized
  2. accosted
  3. engrossed
  4. confronted
  5. approached
  6. faced
  7. dared
Verb
  • South Florida monopolized the jackpot luck in Thursday’s lone major money Florida Lottery draw game.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Hannah-Jones recounts how assignments went ungraded and disruptive students monopolized the attention of teachers—on the rare occasions those teachers weren’t absent.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of monopolized
Verb
  • In 2018, two vote brokers working for Mexico’s conservative National Action Party were accosted by local voters in Nuevo Laredo.
    — Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The sheriff's office said the victim of the robbery reported that they were accosted by two men, who threatened the victim with a firearm and robbed them before fleeing on foot.
    — Coleman Petit, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of accosted
Verb
  • In one inexhaustible untitled image from 1980, the couple sits in elegant dress at a candlelit table engrossed in each other’s company, while the young, shirtless son adjusts the channel on a television perched on the near side of the same table.
    — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • After traveling to Oakland from Colorado, Lori Schott read aloud a diary entry from her daughter, Annalee, who died by suicide at 18 after becoming engrossed with Meta’s apps.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of engrossed
Verb
  • After being confronted through the doorbell camera, Sapov fled, according to federal authorities.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
  • His lawyer confronted a Sunday Times journalist who worked on the Dispatches investigation that alleged crimes by Brand.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of confronted
Verb
  • Sowells got off the Gold Line train and approached the two men.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As this year’s midterms approached, Hinojosa tried to persuade several colleagues to enter the race for governor.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • San Jose Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky, after losing to the Senators on Saturday, called them the best team his team has faced all season, commending them for being fast, competitive and connected.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Provided by Hailey Gibbons Women have faced resistance from the military community in serving in combat roles and trying out for special operations, and that's still the case.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of faced
Verb
  • Instead, the women who dared stand up for science and competitive fairness were forcibly removed, while the Thorns' official X account celebrated their amazing fans in a post after the match.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Beirut City Pop, the latest compilation by archival label Habibi Funk, tells the story of the artists who dared to imagine a life beyond war.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dared
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