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past tense of dock

docked

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verb (2)

past tense of dock
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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Both controllers charge when docked on the console, so there’s no battery swapping or extra charging cables to hide. Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 While docked in Singapore for three weeks, the ship got new carpeting and new furniture. Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 This compact and cordless upright vacuum has up to 70 minutes of run time, is always charging while docked, and has an auto-empty feature to make cleanup easy. Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2025 He was docked $23,186 for face mask and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against the Green Bay Packers in September. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 This aerial view taken from a commercial flight shows cargo ships docked along the strait in Singapore on April 7, 2025. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 When the yacht docked, Richard and Carrie would go to Anne’s lawyers and amend the will in his favor. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025 Last October, the league fined Angel City, docked the team points and punished executives following a probe into salary cap violations. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Vessels that are already docked near the terminals are experiencing delays or interruptions in their load and discharge operations. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Docked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docked. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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