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as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
as she wanders the windswept moor, the novel's heroine vows that she will never marry the vicar
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
a mysterious figure who was said to have haunted the moors of southwest England
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as in to fasten
to put securely in place or in a desired position
moored the boat to the dock
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Recent Examples of moor
Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
David Naughton stars as David Kessler, a US graduate student who treks across the Yorkshire moors with his best friend Jack (Griffin Dunne), only to be attacked by a mysterious creature.
—Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
World Cup winners Pepe Reina and Raphael Varane have moored up their Riva speedboats at the Sinigaglia along with Alberto Moreno, which should make Como’s build-up and possession game tidier and more Spanish than last season.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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Noun
And Yorkshire Dales National Park has the kind of moors the Brontës wrote about.
—Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
David Naughton stars as David Kessler, a US graduate student who treks across the Yorkshire moors with his best friend Jack (Griffin Dunne), only to be attacked by a mysterious creature.
—Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
The 990-foot vessel was already supposed to have begun its journey south after spending years moored on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, but its departure has been delayed indefinitely.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
World Cup winners Pepe Reina and Raphael Varane have moored up their Riva speedboats at the Sinigaglia along with Alberto Moreno, which should make Como’s build-up and possession game tidier and more Spanish than last season.
—James Horncastle, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moor
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Hang on to your bonnets, y’all—Laura Ingalls Wilder is making her way back to the prairie.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2025
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Located along a longtime migratory path on Lake Michigan, Cook County attracts a wide variety of birds to the lakefront, as well as forest preserves, wetlands and prairies.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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The route that runs straight through Darien, Georgia, and cuts across the marshes, rivers and creeks along coastal McIntosh County leads to a historic site: Butler Island, a once vast antebellum plantation.—
Melissa L. Cooper,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Medaka–aka the Japanese rice fish–are only about 1.4 inches long and can be found in rice paddies, ponds, marshes, quiet streams, and tide pools in Japan.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2025
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If bokashi bins get too dry, add more moisture-rich food scraps and make sure your composter lid is fastened tight.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Jan. 2025
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Along with the hooded detail, the dress boasted a shimmering broach, which was fastened to one of the two straps of Barbaro’s dress.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
14 Jan. 2025
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On the backs of horses, human civilization had grown, from the steppes of Asia to Greece, Rome, and Europe.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Born 43 years ago in the high steppes of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia—a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the Russian border—the Chinese bass Peixin Chen sings in primordial tones that set the whole hall and the listener’s rib cage humming.—
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7 Dec. 2024
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When draining the swamp, bring a map and flashlight.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
1 Feb. 2025
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In a Napolitan News Service survey shared with Secrets, voters signaled support for the president’s moves to halt foreign aid, secure the border, and drain the swamp.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs secured the AFC’s No. 1 seed with a 15-2 regular season despite never scoring more than 30 points in a game.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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That means the East roster will have a minimum of four guards and a maximum of six, with Brunson and Mitchell already having secured two of those guard spots.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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Leave a comment View Comments The formations have also provided insight into one of the biggest mysteries on Mars — why the planet has a marked boundary between the soaring highlands of its southern hemisphere and shallow plains in the northern hemisphere.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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That feature is Athabasca Valles, a system of valleys carved into volcanic plains on Mars.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Stay Here: Laguna Coast Resort sits on 480 acres of wetlands and a lagoon, set in front of mountains and a cedar forest.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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The developments are currently stuck in limbo waiting for a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers, which recently regained authority to issue wetland permits needed to build on the land in the area.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Moor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moor. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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