CORNERED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

cornered

verb

past tense of corner

as in monopolized

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as in accosted

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At times of heightened tensions, the Houthis have used the Bab el-Mandeb as a geopolitical bargaining tool, disrupting the passage of trade in a similar fashion to how Tehran has monopolized the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Iran war.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 July 2026
Jurors found that Live Nation had illegally monopolized the live concert industry.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

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Sometimes that was impossible, such as when he was accosted in a car park by Jose Mourinho and at the airport by Roma fans after the 2023 Europa League final, but not for lack of trying.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026
If sharing is so great at bringing people together why, when accosted with an unceasing soliloquy of self-disclosure, do so many feel the urge to flee?

— Jessica DuLong, CNN Money, 16 June 2026

Definition of accosted

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Blake confronted Killian during guys’ night, but Killian denied speaking negatively about Hayley.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
While Anthropic’s recent Claude’s World Cup ad confronted growing fears about AI directly, Meta’s instead showed images of Jalen Brunson and the Knicks, and of people snowboarding and playing with kids.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of confronted

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In September 2024, state economists attributed the drop in play to a decline in scratch-off sales as consumers faced inflationary pressures coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic period, which saw a spike in Lottery purchases.

— Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The policy decision arrived as oil prices surged and stock prices tumbled in response to a resumption of fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the challenge faced by central bankers tasked with containing price increases.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of faced

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The pair found that the earliest someone dared to grow it in Florida was in the 1920s, when rare fruit collector Wallace Johnston took a stab.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Related Stories Some locations were so remote, so unforgiving, that no one dared to film there before.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of dared

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