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
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Jey González-Díaz jumped off the cruise ship while it was docked at the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico, allegedly to avoid paying a debt of more than $16,000 to the cruise line, per the filing.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the Zarya, a sanctioned Russian tanker, docked at the LNG terminal in Beihai, a coastal city in southern China, publicly available ship-tracking data viewed by Newsweek showed, apparently delivering its third cargo from the Arctic LNG 2 project in northern Siberia.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Carter will also be docked his Week 1 game check as part of the punishment.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
According to a criminal complaint, Frattalone is accused of stealing a designer duffel bag from a boat as it was docked at Maynard’s Restaurant on Lake Minnetonka, located approximately 25 miles from Minneapolis, FOX 9 reported.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
He was docked 50 points and $25,000 for the incident.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This will allow vessels to switch off their diesel engines while docked, cutting harmful emissions and paving the way for electric ships.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
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For not meeting that clause he was docked $500,000 of his 2025 salary shortly after some choice words were sent in Diggs’ direction in the team’s first press conference of the season back in July.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Jey González-Díaz jumped off the cruise ship while it was docked at the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico, allegedly to avoid paying a debt of more than $16,000 to the cruise line, per the filing.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, the Zarya, a sanctioned Russian tanker, docked at the LNG terminal in Beihai, a coastal city in southern China, publicly available ship-tracking data viewed by Newsweek showed, apparently delivering its third cargo from the Arctic LNG 2 project in northern Siberia.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Carter will also be docked his Week 1 game check as part of the punishment.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
According to a criminal complaint, Frattalone is accused of stealing a designer duffel bag from a boat as it was docked at Maynard’s Restaurant on Lake Minnetonka, located approximately 25 miles from Minneapolis, FOX 9 reported.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
He was docked 50 points and $25,000 for the incident.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This will allow vessels to switch off their diesel engines while docked, cutting harmful emissions and paving the way for electric ships.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Docked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docked. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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