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
  • Three friends from Mexico had come close to monopolizing Hollywood’s highest directing honor.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The payoff is that bulky, awkward items like pot lids and foil boxes stop monopolizing a shelf and become easy to grab.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of monopolizing
Verb
  • Cox said that Hudson has been dealing with dirty looks on campus, with some accosting him for his public connection to the case.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Jenkinson also faces a second charge of accosting a different man in the same location the day prior.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of accosting
Verb
  • She was isolated and pulled the play back out to the perimeter for a potential pick, but turned quickly and went to the rim, absorbing the contact from Williams.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Kirby Smart’s program has been the SEC’s gold standard since Nick Saban’s retirement at Alabama, where Smart spent nine seasons absorbing the fine points of championship success from one of the sport’s greatest coaches.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of absorbing
Verb
  • Two days later, a neighbor’s doorbell camera picked up video of a man matching Sapov’s description approaching the victim’s door while wearing a full-face rubber mask.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
  • With less than an hour before polls close in most parts of Texas, voters who received mail-in ballots are also approaching an important deadline.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of approaching
Verb
  • Communities are now confronting very painful decisions about closing schools.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In the present, Matthew mounts his own investigation into the crime that tore his life apart, confronting old friends, revisiting broken relationships and interrogating the people who built the case against him.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of confronting
Verb
  • Still, the format typically only offers action films, banking on fans wanting to experience the swerves and jumps from battles, high-impact car chases, or daring stunts.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026
  • From Lisa Rinna’s transformation into Kylie Jenner, to Chloe Bailey nodding to Family Guy by dressing up as Hot Meg Griffin, many stars opted for daring looks that were all treats and no tricks.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of daring
Verb
  • With a star like Jenner fronting Anua skincare, other brands have plenty of reason to jump in, too.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Ella Bleu Travolta, John’s daughter, walked the Miu Miu show, and Apple Martin, offspring of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, debuted on the runway for Chloé after fronting one of its campaigns.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fronting
Verb
  • The competing signals leave the region facing an uncertain military outlook.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • At the opening of ADIPEC on Monday, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, was asked what the biggest challenge facing his industry is.
    — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of facing
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