as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
found a berth at a travel agency
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Recent Examples of berth
Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
This was the Dolphins’ best all-around home performance since their 30-0 victory over the New York Jets on Dec. 17, and their best home win since defeating Dallas, 22-20, on Christmas Eve to secure a playoff berth.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Media seized on the kerfuffle, and before long, news stories berthed backlash, then backlash to the backlash.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 July 2024
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Noun
Only five regular-season games remain to find solutions and secure a playoff berth that seemed nearly set three weeks ago.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
This was the Dolphins’ best all-around home performance since their 30-0 victory over the New York Jets on Dec. 17, and their best home win since defeating Dallas, 22-20, on Christmas Eve to secure a playoff berth.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Yang Ming Mobility was berthed at Ningbo’s Beilun Phase 3 Terminal when a container exploded Friday, sending a vast plume of flames and smoke into the air.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Media seized on the kerfuffle, and before long, news stories berthed backlash, then backlash to the backlash.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for berth
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Drawing on experience The board position is Fischer’s debut in Arizona water politics.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Shostakovich did not absent-mindedly stumble into a position of lasting cultural power.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Harbor Breeze Cruises will remain and the Los Angeles Maritime Institute’s wooden tall ships will dock at West Harbor.Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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For example, Rome is often advertised as a destination, but cruise ships typically dock in Civitavecchia, over an hour away by train or a costly excursion.David Nikel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Having somehow returned, firmly, to the real world, the narrator decides to quit his job and start working in a library in a small, out-of-the-way town in Fukushima Prefecture.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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His job on this day involves hauling containers from the congested TraPac terminal in the Port of Los Angeles to a storage yard near the port.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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One evening when the boat is moored in Viviers, we are served a terrific barbecue dinner on the Upper Vista Deck.James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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His friend, David, furiously began digging the pumpkin out, but the pair soon discovered that the beach had been used to moor barges, and there were large industrial cables underneath the ground.Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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As for the bridal wardrobe, Sophie’s looks were anchored by a slip dress from Khaite.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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The imagery is anchored by a simple leather sofa in an otherwise completely minimal studio space.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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The shady fixer for Market Equities gets spooked when local police — pressured by a new autopsy report Kayce procures — reverse John Dutton’s official cause of death from suicide to homicide, triggering the mysterious powers that be to tie up loose ends.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
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The suspects allegedly began to tie up the man's 40-year-old son in the sixth-floor apartment.Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Schumer and Democrats ground through GOP stall tactics Monday night into Tuesday and are expected to continue to do so.Stephen Neukam, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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So her feet are more grounded, literally closer to the ground.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Berth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berth. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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