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
  • South Florida monopolized the jackpot luck in Thursday’s lone major money Florida Lottery draw game.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Hannah-Jones recounts how assignments went ungraded and disruptive students monopolized the attention of teachers—on the rare occasions those teachers weren’t absent.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of monopolized
Verb
  • In 2018, two vote brokers working for Mexico’s conservative National Action Party were accosted by local voters in Nuevo Laredo.
    — Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The sheriff's office said the victim of the robbery reported that they were accosted by two men, who threatened the victim with a firearm and robbed them before fleeing on foot.
    — Coleman Petit, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of accosted
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Huang’s security team allegedly confronted a bystander who recorded the interaction.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • According to preliminary investigation, the victim had just left her vehicle and confronted the suspect for allegedly trespassing.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of confronted
Verb
  • Kii said more companies approached K2 about investing after the close, and that the round could reopen if existing backers agree.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos Department of Homeland Security Secret Service officers observed the suspect acting suspiciously in his vehicle and approached him while he was parked on Constitution Avenue, DHS said.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • The White House faced the first such push on Tuesday in the form of an impeachment vote targeting War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
  • That’s a contrast to what Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz faced in New York, where leadership has swung between support and resistance.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of faced
Verb
  • Instead, the women who dared stand up for science and competitive fairness were forcibly removed, while the Thorns' official X account celebrated their amazing fans in a post after the match.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Beirut City Pop, the latest compilation by archival label Habibi Funk, tells the story of the artists who dared to imagine a life beyond war.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dared
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“Cornered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornered. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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