roped

past tense of rope

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roped
Verb
  • Among the key discussion points will be the continuance of the fiscal guardrails, enacted as part of the historic, bipartisan budget of 2017 that was crafted when the state Senate was tied at 18-18 and Republicans had more power to influence legislation.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
  • It’s tied for the Heat’s longest road trip of the season.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Three design firms are vying to develop a master plan for the 80-plus acre area east of U.S. 31 and bounded by City Center Drive to the north, Congressional Drive to the east and south and Pennsylvania Street to the west.
    Jake Allen, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The notice alerts affordable housing developers registered with the state that the city intends to sell or lease its 1.4-acre property, which occupies the entire downtown block bounded by A Street, First Avenue, B Street and Front Street.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The organization banded with the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors to create Sunshine Sunday each March to promote the right to know.
    David Cuillier, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Since that campaign, California conservationists and scientists banded with the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation to push for its permanent protection.
    Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Roped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roped. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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