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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
Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Every part—electrical acoustic signals, power system, waterproofing, buoy, and mooring—had to operate seamlessly in the field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
The installation incorporates robust mooring systems, wave breakers and ballast anchors to ensure stability in varying conditions.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately for Dedham, an official review waved the goal off as the collision knocked the net off its mooring before the puck crossed the line.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Setting Point On the island's southern shore, the Setting Point is the location of Anegada's only mooring.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Every part—electrical acoustic signals, power system, waterproofing, buoy, and mooring—had to operate seamlessly in the field.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
The installation incorporates robust mooring systems, wave breakers and ballast anchors to ensure stability in varying conditions.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately for Dedham, an official review waved the goal off as the collision knocked the net off its mooring before the puck crossed the line.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooring
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Despite starting the season 1-4, the team was able to put together a massive 5-1 run to secure a playoff berth.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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After producing four winning seasons in a row, and two straight playoff berths, last year’s Dolphins struggled with injuries early before eventually finding their footing, but fizzled at the end of the 8-9 season.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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That’s the term captains give to itineraries that move between the most popular ports where charter yachts invariably end up, competing for anchorage or access to the best restaurants.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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In a client advisory, Seko Logistics projected that the initial impact phase of disruption within the first seven days of a strike would result in terminal congestion reaching 85 percent to 90 percent of capacity, with vessel queuing beginning at anchorage points.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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More attention to be applied to Zero Trust risk management strategies, from vulnerability assessments and securing code from production throughout the life cycle.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The team's ability to participate in further races beyond Daytona heavily depends on securing adequate funding.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The small harbor tugboat tows vessels to and from the Marine Group’s boat lift piers and docks.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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With a dock capable of 4K, the Switch 2 looked great on my TV.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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An average of five ships have entered the port each day over the last week.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said experts will closely examine the ship's hull before beginning the next phase of restoration, which will take place at a dry dock at the neighboring port of Rajin and is expected to last seven to 10 days.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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The site’s landing page shows a tender photo of Meghan and Lilibet hand in hand in their backyard, surrounded by trees.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The angles of the takeoff and landing ramps were precisely calculated so that the car would do a perfect barrel roll through the air at exactly 48 mph (78 km/h).—
Joe Salas
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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City officials hope the signs, fencing, orange safety barriers and exposed wooden decking at the end of the wharf will be gone by early next year.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The wharf has more than 4,400 wooden pilings, made of Douglas Fir.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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The victim, whose identity has not been publicly revealed, was bitten off the Port Noarlunga jetty on Thursday, May 15.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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There are to be seventeen jetties over a span of seven miles, each one a three-layer construction whose shape is carefully designed.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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“Mooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooring. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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