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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornered
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The state inquiry, which is in its early, information-gathering stages, comes on the heels of a USA TODAY investigation in August that revealed how the professional sports franchise monopolized every level of amateur hockey in Texas, from preschoolers to adults.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Yes, that’s three holidays in a row that will be monopolized by hours of Stranger Things content.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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After delivering remarks at a press conference on the Capitol steps, Johnson prepared to take questions from reporters, but was instead accosted by Houlahan, his Democratic colleague, who delivered a heated plea to reopen the government, as seen in footage shared by CNN.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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But, at a second line, an elderly man with an Eastern European accent, wearing a green corduroy jacket, accosted him.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tellingly, the protesters in Nepal’s September uprising angrily confronted Indian TV crews, associating them with the country’s political crisis.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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While other Phoenix players confronted Horry about the foul, Suns forwards Amar’e Stoudemire and Boris Diaw, who were getting up to check into the game, were deemed to have left the bench area and suspended for the critical Game 5.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Worrell was approached by his colleagues to be Council president last term, but didn’t actively pursue the role, instead opting to throw his support behind Louijeune, a City Hall source told the Herald.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Officers stopped the pursuit for safety reasons as the car approached 7th Avenue.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The technique gives the viewer the feeling of being engrossed inside the image and is used to great effect in with hundreds of maps and thousands of lithographs, letters and paintings.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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South Park Elementary is once again engrossed in another fad.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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However, even after the peace proposal, Israeli sports teams have faced opposition and exclusion.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The agency has also faced criticism for aggressive tactics used by ICE agents in executing the president’s immigration policy.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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No one dared ask if Cheney had severed contacts with his former business colleagues.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some younger viewers may have been initially puzzled by the mashup, but fans of a certain age, or of a certain show-tune leaning, got it from the very first bar, or might have even dared to anticipate it when Erivo and Grande sat down on stools, side by side.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Cornered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornered. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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