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as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
as she wanders the windswept moor, the novel's heroine vows that she will never marry the vicar
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
a mysterious figure who was said to have haunted the moors of southwest England
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as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
moored the boat to the dock
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Recent Examples of moor
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
In pictures published earlier this month, Robbie is seen in a wedding scene, walking the English moors in a white ball gown, with a veil, diamond tiara and bridal bouquet.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
So start there, at Ego Alley, a narrow waterway that brings people and shops close to boats (both moored and moving).
—Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Set in the dreary English moors, Brontë’s book is steeped in mist and mystery.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
In pictures published earlier this month, Robbie is seen in a wedding scene, walking the English moors in a white ball gown, with a veil, diamond tiara and bridal bouquet.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Beyond the event’s motoryachts, a flotilla of sailing vessels will be moored in the harbor.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
So start there, at Ego Alley, a narrow waterway that brings people and shops close to boats (both moored and moving).
—Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moor
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The earthen walls hold back the rain that rolls down the vast Texas prairies, through Houston, on its way to the gulf.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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The presentation also will take a deep dive into the different plants and animals found in prairies, as well as the methods land managers use to preserve this valuable landscape, event organizers said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Fifteen minutes outside of downtown Boulder, Colorado, sandwiched between a golf course and a marsh, is Congregation Bonai Shalom.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Before its use as a dump, the land beneath the depot was a marsh along the now-subterranean Givan Creek, which empties into nearby Eastchester Bay.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Police said they were securely fastened into their seats and were not injured.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The stair treads and risers are fastened to and held firm by stringers, which are analogous to the joists under a floor.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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Modern Europeans descend from three main ancestral populations: hunter-gatherers who colonized the continent by around 40,000 years ago, early farmers from Anatolia who came into Europe about 8,500 years ago, and pastoralists from the Pontic-Caspian steppe who arrived around 5,000 years ago.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Adrenaline junkies might head to the new Husky Lodge, opening this June, a ten-ger camp in the steppe of the Uvurkhangai region.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 Apr. 2025
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But the effect of duration swamps the measurement: that’s why the bTRIMP graph above shows the 60-minute easy run (LIT) as the workout with the biggest training load.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
5 June 2025
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The Atchafalaya River Basin is the country’s largest river swamp.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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SpaceX teams then raced to retrieve the floating spacecraft and its crew of four, helping secure the Dragon and hoist it onto a recovery vessel.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Grand Slam tournaments offer the most ranking points on tour, and by reaching the final, both Sabalenka and Gauff have secured 1,300 points.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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New York City's Comptroller, Brad Lander, says the value of the property in New York City's flood plain is now $176 billion and few people are going to move out of harm's way.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Trump has long taken credit for provisions of a 2017 tax law championed by Alaska's congressional delegation that called for two oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain by late 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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Start the morning kayaking in the Morro Bay Estuary, an 800-acre wetland with salt marshes and mudflats.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The turtles' parents are native to the Iowa wetlands.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Moor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moor. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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