cradled

verb

past tense of cradle
1
as in clung

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2
as in nurtured

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cradled
  1. clung
  2. nurtured
  3. grabbed
  4. cultivated
  5. clamped
  6. attended
  7. clasped
  8. watched
Verb
  • The suffocating deliberateness of his monologue smothered the last vestige of hope Helen clung to.
    — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Others clung onto one another, buoys and pieces of wreckage, shivering and treading water to stay afloat.
    — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of clung
Verb
  • As Norden raises the baby penguin, love slowly heals the pain of his losses, and the penguin, nurtured by that love, grows into an independent being.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Putin grew up in the Soviet Union and nurtured his political roots there.
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of nurtured
Verb
  • Grayson Grove grabbed a team-high six boards to go with seven points for the Golden Gophers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Doncic, who led the Lakers with 32 points, five assists, five rebounds and three steals, grabbed at his right ankle immediately.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • The alliance between the president and the rapper has a coherent logic as both have cultivated audiences for whom attacks from outsiders reinforce loyalty.
    — Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Organoid, cluster of cells cultivated within a three-dimensional matrix under laboratory conditions that replicates the structure and function of a specific organ in the human body.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of cultivated
Verb
  • Once the stock is clamped, a Structured-Light sensor and a workpiece probe measure it and set the work offset automatically, so there are no stock dimensions to type in and no edges to find by hand.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After the safeguard pipe is clamped, Juliette and her crew — including the mechanics, sheriff and Camille — venture down to the door Lukas found in the digger void.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of clamped
Verb
  • The Vatican said Saturday that another 10,000 had attended, despite the morning rain and blustery, gray skies.
    — ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Both teens attended schools in the Salinas Union High School District.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of attended
Verb
  • Brand, who stood as the sentence was handed down, did not react although his wife Laura Gallacher clasped her hands and was supported by friends.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Embiid appeared to wonder during the national anthem where the Knicks' championship banner was hanging in the rafters as James sat nearby on the bench with his head bowed and hands clasped.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of clasped
Verb
  • Similarly, Russell watched her mother balance parenthood with her medical career as a doctor, demonstrating the work ethic that has stayed with her throughout her career.
    — Fraser Godden, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • More than 200 people watched the race on a big screen in a theater near where Antonelli grew up, while friends and fans gathered to cheer him on at a watch party organized at a local pub in San Marino, where the Italian currently resides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of watched
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