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as in anchorage
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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
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
Setting Point On the island's southern shore, the Setting Point is the location of Anegada's only mooring.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The pipeline company, jointly owned by Russia, Kazakhstan and international oil companies including Exxon (XOM), Chevron (CVX) and Eni, said the second strike had knocked out one of its three mooring points for tankers.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Her mooring lines completely snapped.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Those protests started at the dock office, where tugboats, pilot boats and mooring boats are all deployed.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
Setting Point On the island's southern shore, the Setting Point is the location of Anegada's only mooring.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The pipeline company, jointly owned by Russia, Kazakhstan and international oil companies including Exxon (XOM), Chevron (CVX) and Eni, said the second strike had knocked out one of its three mooring points for tankers.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Her mooring lines completely snapped.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooring
Noun
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League champions are guaranteed a playoff berth, but are no longer assured of a home game.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The team had been on track to earn an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since the 2018-19 season, but those hopes are starting to evaporate.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On Tuesday, these demonstrations escalated as participants blocked harbor pilot operations at the port, forcing a suspension of ship movements between the jetties and the port’s outer anchorage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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The French navy is escorting the ship to anchorage for more checks, the statement said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The acquisition comes ahead of next week’s London TV Screenings, with PBS securing the first two seasons of the show with plans to launch later this year.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Japan’s Mone Chiba is in fourth, giving Japan a strong chance of securing not just one, but potentially a couple of medals.—
Alice Park,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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The suspect was found hiding in the water of a canal, beneath a dock, and taken into custody.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The path ends at a dock in the Lake Worth Lagoon, part of the Intracoastal Waterway, accessible only by boat.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Noel Hacegaba, who last month took the helm of the Port of Long Beach, has greenlit the largest capital-spending plan of any port in North America.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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In the first quarter of last year, the cruise line visited Labadee, a port on the northern coastline, after a pause in 2024.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On her personal Instagram and TikTok accounts, Hirshleifer-Penn often shares her own designer outfits and must-have items, a Celine calfskin midi skirt with a gourmette chain fastening one day, a military-green Saint Laurent jacket with a stand collar the next.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Legate gently declines Lucy by fastening her to a cross.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The team’s landings set the tone from senior Ciena Alipio to Chiles.—
Dakayla Hawkins,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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First, SpaceX's Falcon 9 1st stage landed at Landing Pad 40 in a smooth touchdown at the company's newest landing pad.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The clamping system is currently being prepared for patenting, with a view to adoption in future fusion power-plant designs beyond the STEP program.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mears, 42, recalled that Dennis lunged forward to attack Ralphie, but ended up clamping onto her leg instead.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Mooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooring. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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