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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
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
The complex process requires two Starships equipped with docking adapters to meet in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 May 2026
That flight will test rendezvous and docking operations using Artemis' Orion capsule and Starship and/or Blue Moon, agency officials have said.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026
The ship is set to end its one-way cruise by docking at Port Canaveral in Orlando on May 11.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Access to the ship is limited, and the ship is experiencing trouble docking anywhere.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
One of the most exciting events is the boat-docking contest.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Next year’s Artemis III mission will launch astronauts to Earth’s orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
It is expected to run more than 90 percent of its towing and docking operations with zero emissions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
The tax would apply to cruise passengers docking in Barcelona.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
The complex process requires two Starships equipped with docking adapters to meet in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 May 2026
That flight will test rendezvous and docking operations using Artemis' Orion capsule and Starship and/or Blue Moon, agency officials have said.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026
The ship is set to end its one-way cruise by docking at Port Canaveral in Orlando on May 11.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Access to the ship is limited, and the ship is experiencing trouble docking anywhere.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
One of the most exciting events is the boat-docking contest.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Next year’s Artemis III mission will launch astronauts to Earth’s orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
It is expected to run more than 90 percent of its towing and docking operations with zero emissions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docking
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Walmart is converting empty stores into delivery hubs, further shortening the last mile between the retailer and the consumer.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Harsh scrubbing can wear away the protective sealants that keep water and bacteria out, damaging grout lines and shortening their lifespan.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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This awesome little robovac-mop is literally shaving a full workday a week off her already insane I'm-a-mom schedule.—
Joe Salas
May 09,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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Sobbing while shaving head in…what’s that movie?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 May 2026
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Upon landing at the international airport in Conakry, which is named after his father, he was greeted by Guinea’s foreign minister.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Coby White was finally traded after alternating between both backcourt positions and being a starter before landing as Charlotte’s bench gunner to end the season.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The Tempo didn’t make things easy, cutting the deficit to two points late and later trailing by just three with 31 seconds remaining and possession of the ball.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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The bridge demonstrates a new, lighter approach to low-carbon infrastructure, cutting waste and CO₂ by depositing concrete only where needed.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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His earliest proposal was far more radical, with two fully cantilevered floors balanced dramatically atop four pillars and a giant glass fireplace anchoring an enormous central living room.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
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Unapologetic Foods is both name and mantra of the restaurant group behind this brash canteen anchoring one end of the Essex Market.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Mamdani’s Executive Budget rightly addresses some of this excess, trimming DOC’s uniformed headcount by 586 positions, and putting the city on track to save $78 million next year.—
Jason Rodriguez,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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The conglomerate also fully exited Amazon after trimming the position late last year.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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And the end came well before midnight, with goals by Mitch Marner and Brett Howden in the first 8½ minutes giving Vegas a commanding lead before many in the late-arriving weeknight crowd had made it to their seats at the Honda Center.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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In her 2018 memoir about her sobriety, Leslie Jamison describes arriving at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop decades after Cheever and Carver taught there.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Since then, and especially over the past year, clipping has gone professional.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Thin Extra Seedlings After the seeds sprout and are a few inches tall with true leaves, thin out the weakest plants by clipping them off at the soil line with scissors.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2026
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“Docking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docking. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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