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
ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Switch 2 can output 4K60 (or 1080p120 graphics while docked), depending on the game and settings.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Strikes continued across the region today, including an Iranian bombing of a Kuwaiti oil tanker docked in Dubai.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
On the day of the shooting, Astor’s yacht docked at the city marina, where FDR greeted reporters and the mayor of Miami, Redmond Gautier, who escorted him to Bayfront in a green Buick convertible.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
America showed its willingness to collaborate in space when the United States and the Soviets docked an Apollo and a Soyuz capsule together in 1975.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Xeneta’s congestion ratio calculates the number of ships waiting to call at the port divided by the total number of vessels already docked.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026
The Armada Club is aiming for those shindigs to include dinners, business lunches, meetings, and more when they’re docked in port or at anchor on the seas.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026
The night before the ship docked in New York, Foster washed all the soil from the roots and packed them in the moistened moss.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
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The announcement comes just two days after sanctioned Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docked at the Cuban port of Matanzas laden with 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the first time in three months that an oil tanker reached the island.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Switch 2 can output 4K60 (or 1080p120 graphics while docked), depending on the game and settings.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
Strikes continued across the region today, including an Iranian bombing of a Kuwaiti oil tanker docked in Dubai.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
On the day of the shooting, Astor’s yacht docked at the city marina, where FDR greeted reporters and the mayor of Miami, Redmond Gautier, who escorted him to Bayfront in a green Buick convertible.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
America showed its willingness to collaborate in space when the United States and the Soviets docked an Apollo and a Soyuz capsule together in 1975.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Xeneta’s congestion ratio calculates the number of ships waiting to call at the port divided by the total number of vessels already docked.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026
The Armada Club is aiming for those shindigs to include dinners, business lunches, meetings, and more when they’re docked in port or at anchor on the seas.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026
The night before the ship docked in New York, Foster washed all the soil from the roots and packed them in the moistened moss.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Docked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docked. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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