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
  • 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
Definition of monopolized
Verb
  • 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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  • The same goes for pedestrians, who increasingly are glued to phones and engrossed in noise-canceling headphones.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • On July 19, Congress ordered that the Declaration of Independence be engrossed on parchment.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of engrossed
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • When officers approached the vehicle, the man pulled a handgun and officers fired on him, Garcia said.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
  • Yet as noon approached, even that wasn’t drawing Argentine guests.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • Atlanta Dream center Brionna Jones made her season debut July 17 when the Dream faced the Toronto Tempo, then returned to close out the first half of the season against the Chicago Sky.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • One advocate suggested that was because some parents, faced with the prospect of seeing each other so much post-divorce, chose to work it out, the Journal reported.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
Definition of faced
Verb
  • Underlings were also dared to eat a cup of wasabi for a few hundred dollars.
    — JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
  • House of the Dragon, from its outset, promised to pit the first-ever female heir to the Iron Throne against those who dared challenge her.
    — The Editors, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of dared
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