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as in newscaster
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program
the news anchor coordinated the reports of the correspondents from around the state
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as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
used ropes and sandbags to anchor the hot-air balloon to the ground
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Recent Examples of anchor
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
Dropped his anchor and held it, which is very exciting.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a strike group anchored by the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli drew closer to the Mideast with some 2,500 Marines.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
As co-anchor of ‘Saturday Today,’ Peter has demonstrated this unique versatility.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
Dropped his anchor and held it, which is very exciting.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens teams prioritized safeties and inside linebackers to anchor his defenses.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a strike group anchored by the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli drew closer to the Mideast with some 2,500 Marines.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchor
Noun
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Even the ayatollah’s first address to the people was read on state television by a newscaster.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity.—
Andrew Katzenstein,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, ethanol has become the backbone of the daily commute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Just about any thick, flavorful sauce will work with this technique, but the lingering heat and sweet backbone of the black pepper sauce below pairs particularly well with pork chops.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Curry was next placed in a prone position on his stomach and had his hands pinned behind his back by both Wilson and Shane, who fastened handcuffs, according to the court document.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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There had been no time to fasten safety belts.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The test flight is intended to provide critical performance data and operational experience for future Artemis missions, including landing American astronauts back on the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The politicians who make these deals know that when franchises leave on their watch, some of the blowback lands on them.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And in a report last week by Iranian state TV’s English-language broadcaster, an anonymous official was quoted as saying Iran had its own demands to end the fighting, including retaining sovereignty over the strait.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Landing a top Disney exec isn’t a bad next step and is a rare example of a commissioner jumping from a streamer to a broadcaster.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Markets now price in a greater chance of rate hikes by year-end than cuts, according to CME’s FedWatch tool, removing what had been a key pillar of the bull case for growth stocks.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The upside of being a pillar in more titles as the Falcons move to 5A is high.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Unable to secure a Miami venue in time to meet the MLS deadline, the Beckham-Mas group invested upwards of $100 million to build a stadium and training facility in Broward County, on the grounds of the former Lockhart Stadium, the very same place Horowitz resorted to three decades earlier.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Podziemski then stole the ensuing inbounds pass to secure the win.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The billionaire spacewalker slid in a new Artemis III for 2027 so astronauts could practice docking their Orion capsule with a lunar lander in orbit around Earth.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Those tests will include rendezvous and docking exercises between Orion and at least one commercial lunar lander.—
Charlie Gile,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Anchor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchor. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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