roped

past tense of rope

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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
  • The typically sluggish Phil, outfitted from head to toe in the style of Professor Coltrane Von Tutt, bounded out onto the convention floor with dramatic flair, flipping his homemade purple cape vigorously from side to side.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
  • The same dog who once could barely walk now bounds across the shelter yard with joyful energy.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.

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