1
as in shortening
to make less in extent or duration
the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page
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as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth
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as in landing
to stop at or near a place along the shore
the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning
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Recent Examples of docking
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
During recent testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, engineers used a robotic table to simulate the real-world challenges of docking two massive, moving spacecraft in orbit.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Oil tankers and cargo vessels are anchored off the coast of Oman after being stranded for days as congestion at Port Sultan Qaboos has prevented them from docking on June 23, 2026 in Muscat, Oman.
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Anniek Bao,sam Meredith,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The ships will enter Boston Harbor in flotillas and turn around near Charlestown before docking.
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Neal Riley,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
These are people raising families, meeting on Las Olas Boulevard for lunch, closing international deals, and docking superyachts the same afternoon.
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Jenni Morejon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
SpaceX and Blue Origin are each building one of those landers, and the Artemis III mission is designed to demonstrate rendezvous and docking operations between NASA’s own Orion capsule and the new vehicles.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
The crew will fly in low Earth orbit on a circular trajectory around Earth and test rendezvous and docking capabilities between the Orion spacecraft and commercial landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX, which is necessary for landing astronauts on the moon, NASA said.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
There will be no crew cabin on the Artemis 3 Starship lander, only docking hardware.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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Those four astronauts are due in 2027 to fly to Earth orbit in a critical mission testing docking capabilities with two commercial lunar landers.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
During recent testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, engineers used a robotic table to simulate the real-world challenges of docking two massive, moving spacecraft in orbit.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Oil tankers and cargo vessels are anchored off the coast of Oman after being stranded for days as congestion at Port Sultan Qaboos has prevented them from docking on June 23, 2026 in Muscat, Oman.
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Anniek Bao,sam Meredith,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The ships will enter Boston Harbor in flotillas and turn around near Charlestown before docking.
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Neal Riley,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
These are people raising families, meeting on Las Olas Boulevard for lunch, closing international deals, and docking superyachts the same afternoon.
—
Jenni Morejon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
SpaceX and Blue Origin are each building one of those landers, and the Artemis III mission is designed to demonstrate rendezvous and docking operations between NASA’s own Orion capsule and the new vehicles.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
The crew will fly in low Earth orbit on a circular trajectory around Earth and test rendezvous and docking capabilities between the Orion spacecraft and commercial landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX, which is necessary for landing astronauts on the moon, NASA said.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
There will be no crew cabin on the Artemis 3 Starship lander, only docking hardware.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docking
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While anagen duration is largely inherited, factors like nutrition, stress, and hormones significantly influence hair health and loss, with androgens notably shortening scalp hair's growth phase.
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The changes allow some large IPOs to become eligible for the Nasdaq-100 after just 15 trading days, dramatically shortening what had historically been a far longer waiting period.
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Right now, Amazon has it on sale for 13% off, shaving $20 off.
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Evert allowed cameras to accompany her to treatments and doctor appointments and document her son shaving off her hair after chemotherapy.
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With the first day of July landing on a Wednesday, payments will go out on a regular schedule, according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.
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After landing in the ancient lakebed Jezero Crater in 2021, the rover has been hard at work exploring, sampling, and collecting information to help scientists put the pieces of Mars' history together.
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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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The Rockets essentially dumped Finney-Smith in a cost-cutting move after making some free agent transactions, notably signing guard Marcus Smart, and surrendered three second-rounders to the Hornets to seal the deal.
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Fix it by anchoring on outcome metrics, production accuracy, drift detection time and business KPI lift, not release counts.
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The 100 percent organic cotton poplin is flowy, yet structured, and the elastic waistband will sit comfortably on your hips while anchoring the skirt's classic shape.
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This factor was vastly dwarfed by organizational restructuring, budget cuts, and economic conditions, which are all far more standard explanations historically used by corporations to justify trimming jobs.
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Consider trimming a task list, then schedule a quiet break between meetings to recharge.
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Friends of both Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs football star tight end began arriving mid-afternoon in a steady stream of SUVs.
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly, were spotted leaving their hotel en route to the celebration, while Fox Sports personalities Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson were also seen arriving for the event.
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Ninety-five-year-old Warren Buffett is famous for clipping coupons and living in a modest Nebraska house, despite having $146 billion to his name.
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Plant one clipping per vessel in a nutrient-rich soil mixture.
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“Docking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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