anchored 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of anchorednext
as in clamped

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anchored

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verb

past tense of anchor
1
as in fastened
to put securely in place or in a desired position used ropes and sandbags to anchor the hot-air balloon to the ground

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2
as in landed
to stop at or near a place along the shore we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde

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  1. fastened
  2. landed
  3. secured
  4. embedded
  5. moored
  6. bonded
Verb
  • Instead of a topper, there’s a glowing Cartier logo fastened in the middle.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Her blonde hair, with a heightened crown and parted softly in the middle, roughly textured, was fastened with two bows.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fastened
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  • The brand’s French Terry Maven jumpsuit landed on Oprah’s Favorite Things list two years later during peak demand for comfort.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Beyond the timepieces, winning bidders landed mementos from big moments in Brady’s playing career.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of landed
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia secured the right to host the 2034 World Cup on Wednesday following a vote by FIFA’s 211 member federations.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The strap is secured with a Velcro closure, allowing for easy adjustment and a precise fit.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of secured
Adjective
  • The warning comes as a potent winter storm lashes the Northeast on Thursday, with several embedded snow squalls disrupting travel.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • To further unify x86, the group will solicit input from interested hardware and software providers who have first-hand experience with how the architecture is implemented across various settings including the cloud, datacenters, clients, the network edge and embedded devices.
    Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of embedded
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  • He was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, a battleship moored at Pearl Harbor, in 1941.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • As Russian sailors dove for cover, one of the Aeroprakt A-22s—apparently operated by the Ukrainian intelligence directorate—plowed into a clutch of warships moored side-by-side along a pier.
    David Axe, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of moored
Adjective
  • Yet advocates say bonded labor is still rampant in the sugar industry, as recent incidents in Maharashtra have shown.
    Haziq Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • Its bonded and riveted aluminum chassis features a suspension that doesn't crack teeth even in its firmest setting.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
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