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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
Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The project’s roadmap includes a three-year research phase focused on material selection, mooring design, and prototype testing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
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
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Noun
In fact, a rogue buoy that broke free from its mooring last winter collected some of the first data scientists have on what happens when waves and ice collide.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The project’s roadmap includes a three-year research phase focused on material selection, mooring design, and prototype testing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooring
Noun
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Weekend hikers gave the group a wide berth.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Vegas Golden Knights, the team directly ahead of the Kings in the Pacific Division standings, have lost six of their last 10, whittling their lead to four points over the Kings in the battle for the division’s third and final postseason berth.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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According to a source with direct knowledge of the journey planning, Precious Shipping instructed the captain to leave anchorage some time around midnight.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Brilliant blue waves meet a sensational crescent of white sand at Salt Whistle Bay, one of the most stunning anchorages in the southeastern Caribbean.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate and small business owner, defeated Republican Jon Maples in Tuesday’s special election for Florida House District 87, securing about 51% of the vote to Maples’s 49%, according to election results.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick after securing a ticket from an authorized lottery retailer.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The storm lifted the roof of a boathouse and damaged a dock, garage, and fence.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Walk the longer route to the ferry dock.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday, Ukrainian drones attacked Primorsk, Russia's largest oil export port on the Baltic Sea, damaging an oil reservoir and oil loading infrastructure, Ukraine's general staff said in a social media post.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Each hard-sided bag has 360-degree spinner wheels, a 3-in-1 cupholder, a USB port and a phone holder for ultimate convenience.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 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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Ivey recruited a couple of friends to install the San Francisco phone Friday, rolling it onto the sidewalk, fastening the signs and caulking the edges.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Among the latter group was Gabriel Prudhomme, who secured a tract of land along the south bank of the Missouri River that included a natural landing for boat traffic.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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On its final approach, the plane banked left, and in the last moments before landing, collided with the military helicopter over the Potomac River.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Wolf packs on the hunt encircled their prey—typically elk—clamping at the jugular when their target grew weary from the chase.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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The maximum clamping force reaches 21 kg (46 lb), which is quite a bit for a tool of this size.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Mooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooring. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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