roped

past tense of rope

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roped
Verb
  • Friday’s output tied for the second-most runs in a game for the Sox.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • The score was tied, 1-1, when reliever Huascar Brazobán entered to begin the seventh, replacing Thornton, who had thrown 78 pitches.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • At Dolce & Gabbana, models wore clusters of jeweled cameos and crystals cinched at the waist.
    Scarlett Conlon, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Malia Obama wore an oversized light gray blazer, cinched at the waist, over a dark gray miniskirt.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026
  • What The $10 Million Cap Changes At the old $1 million ceiling, operational risk was bounded by the dollar amount.
    Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Rita Ora gave white knee-high boots three times the lace at the Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday, performing at Seaclose Park in Newport in a pair threaded up the front, back and outer side.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 June 2026
  • An adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name and a sequel to The Shining, director Mike Flanagan threaded an impressive needle with 2019's Doctor Sleep.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Rolling around inside my coffin would be a gigantic ball of hair trussed by a Möbius strip of fingernail.
    Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The physical distinction between eastern and broad-banded copperheads is minimal.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • Prettygarden Short-Sleeve Belted Shirt Dress The fuller midi skirt, half-button front, and banded puff sleeves make this cream-colored shirt dress similar to Oprah's version.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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“Roped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roped. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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