Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornered
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How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey Private equity's intrusion into youth sports has garnered attention from federal lawmakers in recent months.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026 -
Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Twin Cities,
5 May 2026
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In that incident, the victim was accosted by two men who demanded valuables.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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In previous years, the 31-year-old originally from Chicago might have lashed back when accosted on the ice.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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If a potential friend is engrossed with a particular podcast or TV show, take their bid and check it out.—
Anna Goldfarb,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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The supplemental budget was engrossed into law on March 18.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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The visitor was later confronted by firefighters stationed at the attraction and escorted from the site, the agency reported.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The man heard the disturbance and went outside to help, but the bear also aggressively confronted him, according to police.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Prince, however, approached his hypersexual image slightly differently.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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Actresses Olivia Wilde and Cynthia Erivo, as well as athletes Lindsey Vonn and Olivier Giroud, were photographed in the paddocks as the start approached.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
7 June 2026
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The administration quickly faced several lawsuits, and the Supreme Court is deciding one of those cases right now.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Scrutiny continues Amid the fallout of the Epstein files, some of his closest ties in the modeling world have faced new scrutiny as models and survivors have called for accountability and further reform within the industry.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The paddock that no one had dared to demolish.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Someone else dared someone else to be a legend.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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“Cornered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornered. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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