as in fastened
to put securely in place or in a desired position
moored the boat to the dock
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Recent Examples of moored
Powering oil operations with wind turbine A tension-leg platform (TLP) is a buoyant, floating structure moored to the seafloor by taut, vertical steel cables.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
This week, according to public data, Breakthrough is moored off the Costa Smeralda in northeastern Sardinia, near Porto Cervo.
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
At the modern port in the Christian quarter of Tyre, small wooden tourist and fishing boats were moored to the docks.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
At a previous event, Azimut was taking Ocean Club guests over to three of its boats moored nearby to watch the race, like mobile sales centers.
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James Morris,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Mighty ice breakers moored in their summer slumber are the only reminder of the bitter Baltic winters.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
Federal investigators have also been seeking to identify the owners or occupants of a sailboat that may have been moored next to the Soulmate in Aunt Pat's Bay on the night that Lynette Hooker disappeared.
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Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
The boat's seizure comes about a week after the Coast Guard sought the public's help in finding the owner of a sailboat that was moored near Brian and Lynette Hooker's Soulmate sailboat in the Bahamas.
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Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
The outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship moored off the western coast of Africa is gripping a world primed by recent painful experience to be on edge for the next Covid-19-like event.
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Helen Branswell,
STAT,
7 May 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
This week, according to public data, Breakthrough is moored off the Costa Smeralda in northeastern Sardinia, near Porto Cervo.
—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
26 June 2026
At the modern port in the Christian quarter of Tyre, small wooden tourist and fishing boats were moored to the docks.
—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
At a previous event, Azimut was taking Ocean Club guests over to three of its boats moored nearby to watch the race, like mobile sales centers.
—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Mighty ice breakers moored in their summer slumber are the only reminder of the bitter Baltic winters.
—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
Federal investigators have also been seeking to identify the owners or occupants of a sailboat that may have been moored next to the Soulmate in Aunt Pat's Bay on the night that Lynette Hooker disappeared.
—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
The boat's seizure comes about a week after the Coast Guard sought the public's help in finding the owner of a sailboat that was moored near Brian and Lynette Hooker's Soulmate sailboat in the Bahamas.
—
Adam Sabes , Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
The outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship moored off the western coast of Africa is gripping a world primed by recent painful experience to be on edge for the next Covid-19-like event.
—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moored
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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.
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With a round-of-32 game against Ivory Coast on Tuesday secured, Norway are dreaming of a run to the final on July 19.
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Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.
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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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When the storm hits, strategy can break, but a culture anchored in deep trust will remain intact.
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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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But when her big bro Sherlock (Henry Cavill) goes missing during the festivities, Enola pauses getting hitched to find him and also unearth a military cover-up.
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With both the bride and groom wearing Christian Dior haute couture and Christian Louboutin shoes, the 14x Grammy winner and 3x Super Bowl champion were hitched within the last half hour at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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“Moored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moored. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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