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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
Greg Allen, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
The incident comes about four weeks after more than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials said.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 10 May 2024
The law bans foam egg cartons, takeout containers, meat trays, coolers, ice chests, dock floats and mooring buoys.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Voters who flirt with a new party often come home to their traditional moorings in a campaign’s final weeks.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Miami Beach is in talks with the state over plans for a mooring field for boats in the bay.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
The incident comes about four weeks after more than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials said.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 10 May 2024
The law bans foam egg cartons, takeout containers, meat trays, coolers, ice chests, dock floats and mooring buoys.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Voters who flirt with a new party often come home to their traditional moorings in a campaign’s final weeks.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooring
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While leading the Fever to a 20-20 record and a playoff berth, Clark was honored with All-Star, All-NBA, and Rookie of the Year accolades, finishing fourth in MVP voting.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Soto, who just helped lead the Yankees to a World Series berth, joins a Mets team that advanced to the NLCS last season.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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The queue outside the Port of New York & New Jersey increased since yesterday as ships are still waiting in the anchorage area.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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More than a dozen container vessels are currently waiting in the port anchorage area of Freeport, Everstream Analytics data shows.Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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This model also appeals to collectors who seek to own part of a brand’s heritage while securing access to limited releases that provide the potential for significant value increases over time.Anthony Zhang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Over the past two decades, IT leaders have focused on securing project approvals and assembling top talent to drive success.Barry Cousins, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The three dock shortcuts go to my Home note, current Month note, and my Daily note in Apple Notes.David Pierce, The Verge, 1 Dec. 2024
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Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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It can be powered through either a USB-C port on the back or the 2.5GbE ethernet port next to it, using power over ethernet.Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 Dec. 2024
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In October, the port won a $110-million federal grant to do so.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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During the Apollo missions, NRO spy satellites captured images of potential landing sites on the moon.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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However, if the November jobs report does not improve significantly from October, fears could rise as hopes for a soft landing or no landing economic scenario fade.Jason Schenker, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Sheer curtains cover the windows, which look out on the building next door rather than the wharf itself, and the theme is much more timeless elegance than nautical transportation.Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The three-story red-brick box with a little blue door was built in the 1860s as workforce housing by the Atlantic Dock Company, which once ran the wharf nearby.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
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The teenager, later identified as Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr., was reported missing around 6 p.m. last Saturday near a jetty close to South Pointe Drive in Miami Beach.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 Nov. 2024
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In 1970, a $1 million jetty was specially built on this newly reclaimed ground to receive US military scrap and surplus equipment from the Vietnam War.Zining Mok, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Mooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooring. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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