ironing

verb

Definition of ironingnext
present participle of iron
as in lashing

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Recent Examples of ironing The international community uses five basic symbols for washing (wash tub), drying (square), bleaching (triangle), ironing (iron), and dry cleaning (circle). — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025 Using ironing cloths and a few leaves leftover from raking your yard, iron the leaves onto 8-by-8-inch squares of wax paper. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironing
  1. lashing
  2. tying
  3. binding
  4. hobbling
  5. securing
  6. fastening
  7. shackling
  8. chaining
Verb
  • The president has responded to the MAGA criticism by lashing out repeatedly at dissenters, prompting Greene – once a top Trump supporter – not to run for reelection and Massie to lose his primary.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Koivun launched himself into the lead at TPC Twin Cities by lashing a 305-yard approach shot to 12 feet on the par-5 12th hole.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of lashing
Verb
  • Grantham’s own framing reaches for an even longer horizon, tying market excess to demographic collapse and resource scarcity.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Competitive Wordle Score The Bot and I each get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tying
Verb
  • There’s something oddly binding about being on a family phone plan.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The binding constraint is not the employment agreement or the non-disparagement clause.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of binding
Verb
  • Gelof, already on the ground, immediately grabbed his knee in pain before hobbling back to his position.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • For much of the game in Atlanta, Egypt was in control, hobbling Argentina early.
    — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 7 July 2026
Definition of hobbling
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  • Catching the Brewers for the division title and securing a first-round bye to the NL Division Series would go a long way in setting up that October showdown.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Incumbent Kate Lynch retains seat Kate Lynch won the Democratic primary for Wyandotte County District Court judge, defeating a challenger and securing her sixth term on the bench.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of securing
Verb
  • If your duvet cover has buttons or zippers, Ceconi recommends fastening the closures before laundering to prevent tangling.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026
  • The vest inflates by pulling it through your kid’s arms and fastening the belt.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of fastening
Verb
  • Khushboo Gupta, vice president of policy at PETA India, said the aesthetic appeal of live elephants doesn’t justify shackling, beating and separating them from their families.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • In 2019, David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty to torture and years of abuse that included shackling some of their 13 children at their home in California, starving them and providing only a minimal education.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of shackling
Verb
  • Given the new realities of the AI age, including the chaining capabilities, companies like Microsoft might need to rethink their entire approach to triage, said Nguyen, the NSA’s former AI chief.
    — Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 July 2026
  • Interestingly, the modular design allows operators to rapidly assemble, connect, and scale up their power capacity by stacking or chaining additional units.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Definition of chaining

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