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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 anchored
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The Golden Knights play a center-release system, where their defensemen don’t travel above the tops of circles, and both defensemen stay anchored close to their net, and their center does most of the work.
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Pierre Lebrun,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Outrage over the remarks has grown as the Angels remain anchored at the bottom of the standings.
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Joaquin Ruiz,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
The new barrier panels would be installed on top of the existing concrete barriers with anchored metal plates spaced about 20 feet apart.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
The repetitive elements and anchored improvisations are thrilling but easy to follow, even for a complete novice.
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Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
The massive, unofficial sandbar party transformed Lake Boca Raton into a sea of anchored vessels, music, and socializing for the annual South Florida tradition.
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Joe Cavaretta,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
The pair left The Abaco Inn bar on Elbow Cay in their dinghy at dusk on April 4, headed to their anchored sailboat just off the cay's western coast.
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Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 July 2026
The traditional concept of professional security, once anchored in stable, full-time employment and institutional safeguards, is fundamentally outdated.
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Henrik Totterman,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
When Brixton bought the Carmel Mountain Gateway, it was anchored by BevMo!
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Hang Nguyen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
In fact, the city has a surprisingly robust arts and culture scene, anchored by institutions like the Vero Beach Museum of Art, Riverside Theatre, and Vero Beach Opera.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
Set on nearly three acres, the approximately 6,100-square-foot residence featured six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, along with a semicircular living room, marble floors, and lush grounds anchored by a pool and loggia.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 July 2026
For the fruity touch, the artist anchored the light blue with a cluster of blueberries at the base.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
Commercial vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos around Qaboos Port on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf over the past several months.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Adjective
Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Oman on Sunday.
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Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The Golden Knights play a center-release system, where their defensemen don’t travel above the tops of circles, and both defensemen stay anchored close to their net, and their center does most of the work.
—
Pierre Lebrun,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Outrage over the remarks has grown as the Angels remain anchored at the bottom of the standings.
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Joaquin Ruiz,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.
—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
The new barrier panels would be installed on top of the existing concrete barriers with anchored metal plates spaced about 20 feet apart.
—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
The repetitive elements and anchored improvisations are thrilling but easy to follow, even for a complete novice.
—
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
The massive, unofficial sandbar party transformed Lake Boca Raton into a sea of anchored vessels, music, and socializing for the annual South Florida tradition.
—
Joe Cavaretta,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
The pair left The Abaco Inn bar on Elbow Cay in their dinghy at dusk on April 4, headed to their anchored sailboat just off the cay's western coast.
—
Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Standing at 6-foot-5, 225 pounds, Peterson was a former two-way high school star who has anchored Florida’s rotation for the last three years.
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Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 July 2026
The traditional concept of professional security, once anchored in stable, full-time employment and institutional safeguards, is fundamentally outdated.
—
Henrik Totterman,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
When Brixton bought the Carmel Mountain Gateway, it was anchored by BevMo!
—
Hang Nguyen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2026
In fact, the city has a surprisingly robust arts and culture scene, anchored by institutions like the Vero Beach Museum of Art, Riverside Theatre, and Vero Beach Opera.
—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
Set on nearly three acres, the approximately 6,100-square-foot residence featured six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, along with a semicircular living room, marble floors, and lush grounds anchored by a pool and loggia.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 July 2026
For the fruity touch, the artist anchored the light blue with a cluster of blueberries at the base.
—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
Commercial vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos around Qaboos Port on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman.
—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf over the past several months.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchored
Adjective
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Native culture is an imbedded fact of Minnesota’s history and now the Indian – a brave, a scout, God forbid somebody’s friend — is gone from the flag.
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The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.
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The solarium also has front and back sliding doors for improved circulation, fastened with magnetic door locks.
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Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
Verb
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The plane landed upright in the water and was being towed back to a dock, the FDNY said.
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Rafael Devers hit two homers, the latter being a 463-foot shot that landed in the upper deck.
Adjective
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Unlike clip- and tape-ins, these are pre-bonded strands that use partial keratin — a protein already found in the hair — as an adhesive.
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Cost is $25 for single and bonded adult cats; $50 for one kitten and $75 for two kittens.
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Jolly replaced him and, within two months, secured Moreno’s approval to hire the architect of a World Series championship team to figure out what was not right in the organization, and to fix it.
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At the time, Taylor was in the process of re-recording her first six albums after not being given the chance to buy back her masters, but has since secured complete ownership of her discography.
Verb
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According to ship tracking data site MarineTraffic, the ship is docked at a Greek island as of June 3.
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Another ship had taken the regular cruise berth in the center of town, so my ship docked at the industrial port instead.
Adjective
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The issue is so entrenched that even college professors are complaining that undergrads are barely able to get through the basic reading they’re assigned.
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Vibe coding offers a fast way to build a working application, but such apps are unlikely to be able to compete with the scale of features and governance offered by entrenched SaaS vendors.
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Here, the oyster clamped swiftly shut, pinching Yara’s finger.
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Minnesota, facing elimination at 3-1 in this series, clamped up.
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“Anchored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchored. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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