roped

Definition of ropednext
past tense of rope

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roped
Verb
  • However, the facility agreed in 2025 to surrender its state license to sell dogs as part of a legal settlement tied to an animal cruelty investigation, Dane County officials said in March.
    Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Its 56 road points were the most in the Eastern Conference this season and tied Dallas for second most in the NHL.
    Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her shorts were also cinched with the brand’s leather belt.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
  • In the third, the Avs defense cinched down and allowed Calgary very few legitimate chances to get on the board.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The region bounded by the hexagon began to turn a brownish-yellow, losing all trace of its initially blue appearance.
    Big Think, Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
  • San Diego’s Civic Center is the four-block, municipal compound bounded by A Street and C Street to the north and south, and First Avenue and Third Avenue to the east and west.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Article continues below Star clusters and dimmer nebulas are visible threaded through the galactic plane, while the Large Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way — appears as a hazy patch of light to the bottom right of the shot.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The sea motif is threaded throughout the tasting room.
    Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Some are speckled with herbs, many are trussed and two come with a wedge of citrus.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Three were banded last year, and two the year before that.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • She was then banded, released back into the wild in 2022 and monitored from afar by researchers at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Roped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roped. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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