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
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
Meanwhile, boats all along the southwest shore were being swamped or ripped from their moorings and piling up on rocks or beaches, often crashing into other vessels.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Many struggled to get their boats ashore against the relentless waves: In some case, onlookers helped frantic passengers get to safety, while other unmanned vessels broke free of their moorings, some sinking or crashing into nearby piers or other boats.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
In video footage obtained by PEOPLE, the mooring lines can still be seen attached to the front of the cruise ship as the back moves farther away from the pier.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 18 June 2025
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But the rocket broke free of its moorings on the test stand and unexpectedly climbed into the sky before crashing in a fireball nearby.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
Meanwhile, boats all along the southwest shore were being swamped or ripped from their moorings and piling up on rocks or beaches, often crashing into other vessels.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Many struggled to get their boats ashore against the relentless waves: In some case, onlookers helped frantic passengers get to safety, while other unmanned vessels broke free of their moorings, some sinking or crashing into nearby piers or other boats.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
In video footage obtained by PEOPLE, the mooring lines can still be seen attached to the front of the cruise ship as the back moves farther away from the pier.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooring
Verb
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Pulte’s criminal referral against Cook presented Trump with another avenue for bending the traditionally independent Fed to his will, securing a majority of the Fed’s board by firing Cook, a move that Cook has sued to block.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Despite securing a landslide election victory in July 2024, Labour is now facing a rising challenge from the upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party, which currently leads national opinion polls and is holding a national conference in Birmingham on Friday.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Five teams are chasing a postseason berth.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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That isn’t really the formula for a CFP berth.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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At 8,614 feet, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The sandals feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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The property includes an indoor shooting range, pool house, guest house and a 4,000 square foot dock.—
Dana Hunsinger Benbow,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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When the barrels reached their loading dock, instead of rich complexity, the whiskey tasted of grass and hay.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Along the Norwegian coast, the daily departures of Hurtigruten and Havila Voyages function as working coastal ferries, carrying mail, cars, and locals between small ports from Bergen to Kirkenes.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The port secured the first batch of 18 this year, while the second batch is expected to be delivered by mid-2027.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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As a result, the object is reportedly held steadily and securely in place, with the clamping pressure distributed evenly across its surface at multiple points.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The National Transportation Safety Board concluded Flight 212 crashed in 1974 due to pilot error, and the recording of the two pilots’ conversation while landing revealed a lot of casual conversation that had little to do with flying the plane.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Still, in March, a collision alarm sounded in the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines jet when Air Force jets conducting a flyover at Arlington National Cemetery got too close, and in May, an Army helicopter circling the neighboring Pentagon, caused two passenger jets to abort landings.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Mooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooring. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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