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
For a few years after they were married in 1969, Herbert and Nicole Wertheim lived on a 22-by 52-foot houseboat moored in the Miami River.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The explosives are likely sitting on the seabed or moored to it by a cable and floating under the surface.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox as part of the Qiantan Media Port development, Waldorf Astoria Qiantan resembles a monumental cruise liner moored along the Huangpu.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The one moored at the island’s dock is a passenger ship under the flag of Cuba, the ship-tracking website shows.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
In it, after her fisherman husband disappears at sea, Telsi takes a job as a cleaning lady on a boat moored at the local marina, guarded by a group of women.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
O’Shea noted that, while his works touches on politics, his ultimate aims aren’t moored to political parties or individual elections.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
The barge was moored about 25 miles northwest of Ketchikan.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Schoolchildren play around rusted hulls of fishing boats moored in the desert—quiet memorials to what’s been lost.
—Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The explosives are likely sitting on the seabed or moored to it by a cable and floating under the surface.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox as part of the Qiantan Media Port development, Waldorf Astoria Qiantan resembles a monumental cruise liner moored along the Huangpu.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The one moored at the island’s dock is a passenger ship under the flag of Cuba, the ship-tracking website shows.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
In it, after her fisherman husband disappears at sea, Telsi takes a job as a cleaning lady on a boat moored at the local marina, guarded by a group of women.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
O’Shea noted that, while his works touches on politics, his ultimate aims aren’t moored to political parties or individual elections.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
The barge was moored about 25 miles northwest of Ketchikan.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Schoolchildren play around rusted hulls of fishing boats moored in the desert—quiet memorials to what’s been lost.
—Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moored
Verb
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Fifty-eight gazar- and organza-covered buttons lined the back of the bodice, all fastened by Rouleau loops.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the moment of the attack, the patrol was monitoring a black rhino and tracking the animal through a GPS device fastened to its ankle.—
Ryan Brennan
April 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There is the lamb-like dreamer, Wesley So, and the trollish Hikaru Nakamura, who believes that his unprecedented success as a streamer has secured him a greater legacy than any prestigious chess title would.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Woody Allen has secured financing for his next movie; actors like Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem have publicly reiterated their support for him.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After three verse-chorus repetitions, the quartet stop the song cold and set off in a new direction, churning out pure noise even as drummer Steve Shelley keeps everyone anchored.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some genuine hardhat-lunch pail, hand-in-the-dirt stuff with foundation anchored in cement, not sand.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The same gloved hand that had reached through the broken window clamped around her calf.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Needing a stop, Aaron Gordon clamped De’Aaron Fox to force an air-ball at the shot clock buzzer.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bessent hitched his wagon to Trump in 2023, using his reputation on Wall Street to rally support among business leaders for the returning president.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Men who were never married were about 70% more likely to develop cancer than those who were hitched, while women who never married were about 85% more likely to develop cancer than their married or previously married counterparts.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Moored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moored. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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