Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moorings
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The Braves notched 14 playoff berths from 1991-2005 and came away with one World Series title to show for it.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026 -
The school wanted to win, and Wade – with his seven NCAA tournament berths in eight seasons (discounting the Covid-19 season) offered the school the most direct route back to relevance.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Brilliant blue waves meet a sensational crescent of white sand at Salt Whistle Bay, one of the most stunning anchorages in the southeastern Caribbean.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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Sailing aboard a small ship with just 36 passengers, the voyage moves between islands and along remote coastlines, accessing sea caves, marine sanctuaries, and quiet anchorages that large cruise ships simply cannot reach.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Dec. 2025
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Two loading docks that previously housed trash dumpsters for the older building have been reclaimed as a visualization lab and a robotics lab.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Then there’s the literal rocking of docks and fishing boats, which causes disputes between different lake users.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Take the quiz here … ROUGH WATERS — 5 dangerous cruise ports travelers should research before booking excursions.—
,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian drones struck the Novorossiysk oil terminal, one of Russia’s largest Black Sea ports, overnight.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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During the construction phase, the group avoided the use of heavy machinery to keep most of the jungle intact and used ironwood reclaimed from boat piers and fishing boat decks as the main construction material.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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After a ship crash in 1980 that killed 35 people, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was replaced, and the ends of the old bridge were repurposed as the two Tampa Bay fishing piers.—
Carter Weinhofer,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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Texas lost more centers than any other state, making Texas Tech and Childress Medical Center oases in a spreading health care desert.—
Caleb Hellerman,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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The old caravan routes traced the shortest distance between oases, and the Memory Road does the same today, albeit on asphalt.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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The port’s jetties are running well below their former capacity, with volumes halved by the war, according to port director Mohammed Tahir Fadhil.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Its long jetties jutt into waters that are deep enough to accommodate oil supertankers, making the island a critical site for oil distribution.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Moorings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moorings. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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