Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moorings
Noun
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In six seasons with the Browns, Stefanski went 45-56 with two playoff berths and one postseason win.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026 -
McDaniel’s first two seasons in Miami corresponded with a high-octane offense and back-to-back playoff berths for the first time since the early 2000s.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The beach clubs and anchorages rival those of the western Mediterranean—but without the same summer crush of crowds.—
Geoffrey Ravoire,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Nov. 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
Noun
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Operating at the Lower Manhattan docks, Melville’s task was to examine ship manifests against unloaded cargo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Alongside the retail building would be 837 parking spaces and seven loading docks, according to Amazon’s application.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As supply chains become more digital and complex, the buildings behind them have become essential infrastructure, as vital to daily life as roads, ports, and fibre networks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Environmental restoration and energy projects, roads and bridges, water and power, rail and ports, broadband for rural communities.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The substructure, or the portion that supports the deck where piers and abutments are located, is also in fair condition.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Europe is packed with these urban oases, and along with a taste for lattes and tapas, Americans are increasingly hungry for Italian piazzas, Spanish plazas, French places, and similar squares around the globe.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Maybe wind your way around the neighborhood’s old wharfs and small brick houses; or lock up your bike and check out an exhibition at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, then grab lunch at the kitschy crab shack Brooklyn Crab.—
Francesca Carington,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Jan. 2024
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“Moorings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moorings. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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