Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cradled
Verb
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The Spurs clung to a seven-point lead at halftime, setting up a back-and-forth second half and a tight fourth quarter.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026 -
The conflict dated back to 2012, but both sides clung to the animosity.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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His ideas have been nurtured within a close and influential cohort.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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Options open to the MCC include developing ‘drop-in’ pitches, grown and nurtured elsewhere on the Lord’s site before being moved in trays to the middle, or digging up a pitch entirely.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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Cameron Brink added 15 points off the bench and Dearica Hamby grabbed 10 rebounds for the Sparks (6-6) in the Commissioner’s Cup game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Cameron Brink added 15 points off the bench, Erica Wheeler scored 10 and Dearica Hamby grabbed 10 rebounds for the Sparks (6-6) in the Commissioner’s Cup game.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Insider tip Yunnan and Kunming are known for their flowers, both wild and cultivated, so the hotel’s floral arrangements and garden landscapes are particularly beautiful.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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CookUnity, a meal preparation subscription service with menus cultivated by local chefs, provides 40 to 60 half plates filled with ready-to-go meals, and places like Turnberry sometimes provide shrimp and other quality ingredients.—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Here, the oyster clamped swiftly shut, pinching Yara’s finger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Minnesota, facing elimination at 3-1 in this series, clamped up.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Jackson attended Lipscomb University in Nashville to study business but dropped out because of financial difficulties.—
Shannon McCaffrey,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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According to prosecutors, the two teenagers attended different schools and had no prior connection.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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In Wake-Keeper (2026), a roughly four-by-five-foot canvas, a pious man draped in the red cloth of traditional Ghanaian funeral attire sits on a stool with his hands clasped, his body facing the left side of the frame.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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With the entire circumference surrounded by a sea of humanity, Bishnoi hung back, her hands clasped in front of her mouth, while Rai went and lofted the Wanamaker Trophy above his head.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The country was called Zaire at the time, and Dede Ntumba, who now lives in Atlanta, watched his home team compete in Germany on a black-and-white TV.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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For homes where people want support without feeling watched or managed, that balance could make a real difference.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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“Cradled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cradled. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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