1
as in shortened
to make less in extent or duration
the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page
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as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth
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as in landed
to stop at or near a place along the shore
the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning
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Recent Examples of docked
Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
There are two spacecraft capable of returning humans to Earth docked to the station, including the SpaceX Dragon that will be used to bring the crew home.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Just today, just today, the senator had his rank stripped and his retirement pay docked by the secretary of defense/war, Pete Hegseth/Homelander.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Whatever points Dokoupil earns for confidence, he's docked more for saying such a dumb thing.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
High winds and rough seas off the San Francisco coast, combined with an ongoing pricing dispute between fishermen and buyers, are keeping crab boats docked near Fisherman's Wharf.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
When Lowell was an infant, the ship’s crew puzzled over how to feed her; while docked at Norfolk Island, one sailor brought a goat on board, nicknamed it Wet Nurse, and fed its milk to Lowell for months.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Shijian 21 and 25 are believed to have docked earlier in the year.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
In September, a developer bought the facility on Fisher Island that stores all the fuel for ships docked at PortMiami.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
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The ships − the Motor Tanker Bella I, now named the Marinera, and the Motor Tanker Sophia − were last docked in Venezuela or en route to the country, Noem said.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
There are two spacecraft capable of returning humans to Earth docked to the station, including the SpaceX Dragon that will be used to bring the crew home.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Just today, just today, the senator had his rank stripped and his retirement pay docked by the secretary of defense/war, Pete Hegseth/Homelander.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Whatever points Dokoupil earns for confidence, he's docked more for saying such a dumb thing.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
High winds and rough seas off the San Francisco coast, combined with an ongoing pricing dispute between fishermen and buyers, are keeping crab boats docked near Fisherman's Wharf.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
When Lowell was an infant, the ship’s crew puzzled over how to feed her; while docked at Norfolk Island, one sailor brought a goat on board, nicknamed it Wet Nurse, and fed its milk to Lowell for months.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Shijian 21 and 25 are believed to have docked earlier in the year.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
In September, a developer bought the facility on Fisher Island that stores all the fuel for ships docked at PortMiami.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Docked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docked. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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