CRADLED Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

cradled

verb

past tense of cradle

as in clung

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Ryder clung onto Nathaniel as waves repeatedly crashed over them.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
One man desperately clung to a light pole in Cambridge City as muddy, brown water swirled around him, before he was eventually rescued.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of clung

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The lawsuit by a Los Angeles studio claims Michael Shvartsman demanded early repayment, threatened its CEO and grabbed a bigger slice of profits after the film’s Mar-a-Lago premiere.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The man grabbed his iguana (which survived the flight) and left.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

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Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums are carefully cultivated and tended through summer to produce the tight, abundant domes of little flowers gardeners prize in autumn.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Meaning that the blue weber agave used in its production was cultivated from farms that actively restore soil health and improve local ecosystems rather than just sustaining them.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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CFMoto Stopping duties come courtesy of Brembo, featuring dual 320-mm front discs clamped by radial four-piston calipers and backed by a 260-mm rear disc.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Sharon Rocha's mitochondrial DNA clamped in the jaws of a pair of pliers found in [Peterson’s] boat, [and] the presence of concrete debris in the boat cover that matched both the homemade boat anchor and the concrete debris on his flatbed trailer.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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Rasmussen grew up a Boise State fan because a bunch of his family attended the university — his uncle, Dan Murphy, was even an offensive lineman for the Broncos from 1984 to 1987.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2026
Several groups of Horned Frogs fans packed local bars on Thursday, and hundreds attended a pep rally Friday.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

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Behind that enormous loss are families who watched savings disappear and people who trusted the wrong investment pitch.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Young readers who watched Wuthering Heights earlier this year and thought Margot Robbie’s bratty, lovestruck Cathy had to be the most difficult Cathy in literature are in for a rude awakening this fall.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

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