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as in mechanics
ropes plural
the characteristic peculiarities and technicalities of something
needs a mentor who will show her the ropes of running a catering business
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as in brass tacks
ropes plural
the specific practical details of something
still learning the ropes of her new job
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as in to cord
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Recent Examples of rope
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Swift, 35, was previously roped into the Lively v. Wayfarer Studios et al. case, but Baldoni dropped his document subpoena issued to the pop star last month, as mentioned in Hudson's new letter submitted to the court on Friday.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 13 June 2025
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 July 2025
Vogue's Favorite Rope Sandals for Summer Spotted on the runways at Miu Miu and Prada, rope sandals are already making their way into stores.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 18 July 2025
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Noun
The 30-year-old journeyman roped a 102 mph ball off the right-field wall with one out and slid into second base ahead of shortstop Corey Seager’s tag.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Swift, 35, was previously roped into the Lively v. Wayfarer Studios et al. case, but Baldoni dropped his document subpoena issued to the pop star last month, as mentioned in Hudson's new letter submitted to the court on Friday.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 13 June 2025
Verb
There are also plenty of single pitch top rope options and boulders as well.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 July 2025
Vogue's Favorite Rope Sandals for Summer Spotted on the runways at Miu Miu and Prada, rope sandals are already making their way into stores.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rope
Noun
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Jenny and Chris Harmon’s house caught on fire last year when construction workers rebuilding a home on the lot next door used a backhoe to knock down a tree, ripping the electrical wires off the couple’s home.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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None of our modern green screens and volume technology can compete with the simple magic of watching Christopher Reeve fly through the sky on those invisible wires — or switch effortlessly between Clark Kent and Superman just through posture and syntax.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thread the rope or cord through the holes in the pool noodle pieces, connecting them.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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It can be used corded or cordless (20 hours), and the misting attachment can keep you up to 10 degrees cooler.—
Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Kelly was ahead of the curve in the space, with a number of former cable news anchors of different political persuasions subsequently attempting to launch their own ventures, with varying levels of success.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 July 2025
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That followed Comcast’s move to spin off NBCUniversal’s cable networks into a standalone public company called Versante — a transaction which is is well underway and should be completed by year end.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Still, the nuts and bolts of how the deduction could be applied — and whether employers will have enough time to get their tax houses in order — remain to be seen, Verma said.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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Head to our landing page for all the nuts and bolts.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Besides moose meat, the aircraft also had a set of antlers strapped to the wing.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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These included two strapping Irish setters, whose owner was relocating to London for work and did not want to risk shipping her pets as airborne cargo.—
Guy Trebay,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
Noun
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She's used to her dog demanding specifics and wanted to film it for others to see her rags-to-riches rescue's request.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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Creating an internal podcast exclusively for employees allows companies to delve deeper into organizational specifics and cultivate a unique sense of culture.—
Fatima Zaidi,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Often, that type of production on a bad team (which the Sixers were at the time due to a plethora of injuries) would be tied to middling efficiency, but that wasn't the case with Grimes.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Arkansas' rate of children with multiple such experiences was tied with Oklahoma for second-highest in the United States, with only Montana (22.5%) having a higher percentage.—
Nathan Ansell,
Arkansas Online,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Some cognitive scientists have assumed that all humans, whatever their local quirks, reason about time using spatial metaphors, yet at least one language, Tupi-Kawahíb, evidently lacks any mapping between time and space—not left to right, back to front, or downhill to uphill.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Just one of those quirks that comes with being a goalie.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Rope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rope. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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