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as in anchorage
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as in securing
to put securely in place or in a desired position
moored the boat to the dock
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Recent Examples of mooring
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Each mooring is anchored to the ocean floor and studded with sensors that measure temperature, salinity, and pressure down to 500 meters.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 17 July 2024
Private vessels offer the most direct park access, thanks to several mooring spots for overnight boaters, but visitors arriving by cruise or ferry are in luck, too.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
There are also fees for camping, power hookups, mooring, lock use and other activities.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The entire exercise would only serve to give a veneer of legitimacy to a system that has lost its constitutional moorings.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Each mooring is anchored to the ocean floor and studded with sensors that measure temperature, salinity, and pressure down to 500 meters.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 17 July 2024
Private vessels offer the most direct park access, thanks to several mooring spots for overnight boaters, but visitors arriving by cruise or ferry are in luck, too.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
There are also fees for camping, power hookups, mooring, lock use and other activities.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooring
Noun
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Canyon would earn the league’s No. 1 automatic playoff berth based on winning the league series 2-1 against Cypress, which would take the league’s second CIF bid.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
6 May 2025
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The season isn’t quite a third of the way gone and the Galaxy are already 23 points out of first place and 13 points out of a playoff berth.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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The catamaran worked its way west over the next days, stopping at various islands with anchorage fees of about $15 apiece, plus $3 per visitor.—
Mark Johanson,
AFAR Media,
22 Apr. 2025
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This is a major difference from just one month ago, The Business Standard said, when cargo ships could typically berth at the port within a day of arriving at the outer anchorage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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More attention to be applied to Zero Trust risk management strategies, from vulnerability assessments and securing code from production throughout the life cycle.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The team's ability to participate in further races beyond Daytona heavily depends on securing adequate funding.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Fans on the upper concourse have to stand in long lines waiting for concessions at the few available vendors, and while four loading docks may have been plenty for Manilow, Timberlake had 25 semitrailers full of equipment (not counting tour buses).—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Join a nightly boat tour at 7 P.M. from the hotel’s restaurant dock.—
Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside Online,
28 Apr. 2025
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Plus, it’s got 4x 2.5G ports for wired connections, so your devices stay connected at top speeds.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2025
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But not everyone sees the port expansion as a strategic masterstroke.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Pilot Andres Velarde said the plane crashed in an emergency landing after having engine failure, according to BBC News.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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The single-engine aircraft made an emergency landing in the middle of Riviera Country Club, but no injuries were reported.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Stonington, Maine: After two devastating storms, plans are multiplying to raise and fortify wharves, roads and buildings.—
Mike Belleme,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, a 150ft section of the Santa Cruz wharf collapsed while being hit by high waves.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This artificial reef, made of 20 artificial reef modules plus an artificial reef jetty that extends from the beach into the water, is located just offshore in shallow waters.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Mooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooring. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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