as in fastened
to put securely in place or in a desired position
moored the boat to the dock
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Recent Examples of moored
At the modern port in the Christian quarter of Tyre, small wooden tourist and fishing boats were moored to the docks.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
At a previous event, Azimut was taking Ocean Club guests over to three of its boats moored nearby to watch the race, like mobile sales centers.
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James Morris,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Mighty ice breakers moored in their summer slumber are the only reminder of the bitter Baltic winters.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
Federal investigators have also been seeking to identify the owners or occupants of a sailboat that may have been moored next to the Soulmate in Aunt Pat's Bay on the night that Lynette Hooker disappeared.
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Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
The boat's seizure comes about a week after the Coast Guard sought the public's help in finding the owner of a sailboat that was moored near Brian and Lynette Hooker's Soulmate sailboat in the Bahamas.
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Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
The outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship moored off the western coast of Africa is gripping a world primed by recent painful experience to be on edge for the next Covid-19-like event.
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Helen Branswell,
STAT,
7 May 2026
The ship had been moored near Cabo Verde off the coast of West Africa, but is set to sail to the Canary Islands on Wednesday.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
The health emergency aboard the ship that's moored across the ocean comes as Argentina sees a surge of hantavirus cases that many local public health researchers attribute to the recently accelerating effects of climate change.
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ABC News,
6 May 2026
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
At a previous event, Azimut was taking Ocean Club guests over to three of its boats moored nearby to watch the race, like mobile sales centers.
—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Mighty ice breakers moored in their summer slumber are the only reminder of the bitter Baltic winters.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
Federal investigators have also been seeking to identify the owners or occupants of a sailboat that may have been moored next to the Soulmate in Aunt Pat's Bay on the night that Lynette Hooker disappeared.
—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
The boat's seizure comes about a week after the Coast Guard sought the public's help in finding the owner of a sailboat that was moored near Brian and Lynette Hooker's Soulmate sailboat in the Bahamas.
—
Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
The outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship moored off the western coast of Africa is gripping a world primed by recent painful experience to be on edge for the next Covid-19-like event.
—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
7 May 2026
The ship had been moored near Cabo Verde off the coast of West Africa, but is set to sail to the Canary Islands on Wednesday.
—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
The health emergency aboard the ship that's moored across the ocean comes as Argentina sees a surge of hantavirus cases that many local public health researchers attribute to the recently accelerating effects of climate change.
—
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moored
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Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
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Seashell earrings feel like a natural evolution for the kind of girls who, like me, grew up with a shell necklace securely fastened around their neck each summer.
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The Idaho manager sang a different tune Saturday after Boise secured its second win in its past seven games and took three points off the team atop the USL League One table.
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With a gold and silver in hand and Brazil’s world championship qualification secured, the 27-year-old’s role in Brazilian gymnastics success only continues to grow.
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Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf over the past several months.
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When the storm hits, strategy can break, but a culture anchored in deep trust will remain intact.
Verb
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Here, the oyster clamped swiftly shut, pinching Yara’s finger.
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Minnesota, facing elimination at 3-1 in this series, clamped up.
Verb
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Whitford started dating his Transparent costar Amy Landecker in 2015, and the two got hitched in 2019.
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Earlier this month, Page Six and TMZ reported the pop superstar and Kansas City Chiefs tight end would get hitched at the massive New York venue, citing sources with direct knowledge of the planning.
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“Moored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moored. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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