as in securing
to put securely in place or in a desired position
moored the boat to the dock
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Recent Examples of mooring
Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Cube’s home town of Compton, California is a couple of miles from what was the long-time mooring spot for Goodyear’s famous air ship.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Killer Dana’s demise came with the build-out of the Dana Point Harbor in 1966, a county project that put boat moorings where waves once rolled into shore, the rock jetty blocking the swell energy.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2025
Monitor vessels to ensure mooring lines don't get too tight and watch out for overwash around boat ramps.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Verb
An aerial view of the property, which rests along 93 feet of water footage on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, complete with two buoys for offsore mooring but no pier.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Cube’s home town of Compton, California is a couple of miles from what was the long-time mooring spot for Goodyear’s famous air ship.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Killer Dana’s demise came with the build-out of the Dana Point Harbor in 1966, a county project that put boat moorings where waves once rolled into shore, the rock jetty blocking the swell energy.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2025
Monitor vessels to ensure mooring lines don't get too tight and watch out for overwash around boat ramps.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooring
Verb
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Yet a number of former officials involved in past Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations, including the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Oslo Accords that ultimately unraveled in the following years, feel Trump is closer than ever to securing the award.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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America’s 250th anniversary makes securing their position on the country’s patriotic bookshelf an especially worthy challenge.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the smartest things the subgroup of three commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick did in concocting a 12-team CFP format was to grant automatic playoff berths to the top six conference champions (later five after the Pac-12’s collapse).—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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And letting sift through their hands a potential win that likely would have lifted them into a top-10 ranking and early inside track to one of 12 College Football Playoff berths.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On April Fools’ Day in 1928, the Point Loma was towed out to an anchorage on the southern end of the Point Loma kelp beds.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ceramides and 5% capixyl are the finishing touches for boosting overall hair anchorage at the follicle.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The shoes feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap with the same crystal detail, with two straps coming up the side of the foot leaving the back of the foot exposed.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Among them are landing dock ships, helicopter carriers, and specialized landing barges that analysts say would spearhead a cross-strait assault.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The charging dock is sleek and works fast, keeping the vacuum accessible.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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While port finishing defines the bourbon produced by Louisville’s Angel’s Envy, there are also some notable examples in the rye category—among those are expressions from Baltimore’s Sagamore Spirit, Milam & Greene in Texas, Iowa’s Cedar Ridge distillery, and Hillrock Estate in upstate New York.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
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Further east along the maritime corridor are the busy Russian ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga, before the Gulf of Finland reaches its easternmost edge.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stopping power comes from titanium calipers clamping upgraded carbon-ceramic rotors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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But that brief period of openness and luxury ended quickly, with international sanctions clamping back down in 2003.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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The brief clip appeared to show one of the landing skids shaking moments before the crash.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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When a shortage of air traffic controllers occurs, the FAA reduces the number of takeoffs and landings to ensure on-duty air traffic controllers are not overwhelmed by flight volume.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Mooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooring. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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