cornering

verb

present participle of corner
1
as in monopolizing

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2
as in accosting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornering
  1. monopolizing
  2. accosting
  3. absorbing
  4. approaching
  5. confronting
  6. daring
  7. fronting
  8. facing
Verb
  • The film will duke it out for the highly coveted family audience that Toy Story 5 is currently monopolizing.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
  • Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Definition of monopolizing
Verb
  • Court records show that 60-year-old Bradley Kyle Martin, of Dearborn Heights, is charged with using a computer or internet to communicate with another person to commit a crime and accosting children for immoral purposes.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • First accosting Zeke in the Ponderosa parking lot with a completely unsolicited offer of mentorship, George seems determined, for no apparent reason, to mold the young man in his image.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 June 2026
Definition of accosting
Verb
  • Creators now hold more leverage — often keeping ownership and creative control — a shift from the old model of studios simply absorbing influencers into existing productions.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Due to a lightweight insole, grippy outsole, shock-absorbing heel, and secure lace-up closure, that was made possible.
    — Ruby McAuliffe, InStyle, 7 July 2026
Definition of absorbing
Verb
  • The Forest Service began increasingly approaching the tribe for help.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Messi and the team also celebrated by hugging one another and approaching fans in the stands, waving and cheering with them.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of approaching
Verb
  • Hard-liners want to ensure lasting control over the waterway, which is a globally important conduit for fuel shipments and has become a critical lever in confronting the West.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • All that was abandoned by the Chavez government in 2002-2003, after confronting the opposition and strikes from the experts in the oil industry.
    — Hermes Florez, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
Definition of confronting
Verb
  • Take a leap of faith on daring outings such as the Waterfalls of Damajagua in Puerto Plata, where guests make their way down seven of the 27 natural slides and waterfalls.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • In a daring high-wire act high above the East River, fearless NYPD cops spent nearly an hour on a span of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge talking down a woman desperately threatening to jump.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Definition of daring
Verb
  • This includes figuring out the method of how payment will happen, as well as a timeline for when the person fronting the cost can expect to be repaid.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • It's located in Ansley Mall fronting the Northeast Beltline Trail.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of fronting
Verb
  • Domestic Shield directs counter-drone resources to locations facing the greatest operational risk.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • The fundraiser says Dileo, a single father, is now facing the financial burden of bringing his son home to Florida, in addition to funeral, burial and other unexpected expenses.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of facing
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