roping

present participle of rope

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roping
Verb
  • But Jays starter Kevin Gausman was able regain control after a rocky first inning, with Toronto eventually tying the game at 1-1 following an Alejandro Kirk sacrifice fly in the third inning.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The first big blow against Snell, Varsho’s game-tying two-run homer, came with none out in the fourth.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The silhouette featured an almond toe and stacked block heel, while the shaft made a unique statement with cinching at the ankle, a general looseness up the leg and then a lace threaded through the circumference about three-quarters of the way up, knotted in a bow as a dainty embellishment.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • One look was an ultra-cinching sheer corset minidress paired with lace-up heels and the other was a Dilara Findikoglu design with a teeny beaded bra as a top.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are 18 itineraries on offer, each threading its way through the Italian countryside with an air of cinematic nostalgia.
    Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But also, threading the needle between all these different facets of her story was really difficult.
    Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Pahani’s 2006 award-winning comedy Offside, about the cruel cultural chains binding Iranian women, a group of young women attempt to gain entry to a stadium to watch a World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Japan.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Theoretical modeling showed stronger Gibbs free energy gains for Zn²⁺/H⁺ binding in HAT-TP compared with HAT-CN, explaining its high discharge potential.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Roping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roping. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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