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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While customers drawn by the deal monopolized tables to gorge on order after order of shrimp, restaurants ran out of shrimp and turned away regular customers.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Dishwasher racks are valuable real estate that shouldn’t be monopolized by your cat and his Fancy Feast.

— John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of monopolized

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Almost as soon as Jackie enters her flat there, she is accosted by gunmen, narrowly escaping before learning the diabolical and psychopathic mercenaries, The Seven Demons, have been tasked with ending her life.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Miltenberg said his client was publicly accosted Thursday and that his client’smother has received death threats.

— Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of accosted

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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

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Rodriguez attributes her child’s death to the addictive nature of social media and the harms her daughter confronted on those platforms.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Salazar was later identified as the suspect when a motorist told police he had been aggressively confronted by a driver minutes before the shooting, according to evidence presented in court.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of confronted

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This is an artist who has approached his art with the same strategies leveraged by the most prolific fashion designers, building not just a visual universe, but a merchandisable brand.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026
Just like the Fever fan whom Wilson approached and verbally berated for simply pointing at her, the two men were found by security to have broken no rules.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of approached

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The seven Chi Phi members in question were suspended, expelled, or faced other consequences, such as writing an essay, but most were allowed to continue their education at the university following a monthslong Title IX investigation.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Marshall’s campaign has faced headwinds in recent weeks amid scrutiny over his medical debt collection practices as a physician in Great Bend.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of faced

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In Cuba, for instance, the single format is dominant, and very few artists have dared to create a true concept album.

— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
Fonda’s flawless silver pixie changed that, revealing his rare ability to transform gray hair from some something to be concealed into something to be expertly cultivated — a technique few colorists had dared to master.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dared

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