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as in mechanics
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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
Maggie Horton, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The fabric of this collectible piece of design was created using the iconic red polypropylene ropes from the monumental artwork by Christo and Jeanne-Claude titled L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped 1961–2021.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Arturo Conde, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
After 30 chaotic seconds, a couple cowboys finally roped in Party Bus and took him back to the bullpen.
JJ: The bull was trying to get back to the other bulls.
—Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The 16-foot rope has 50 incandescent bulbs in orange, red, green, and blue hues.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The fabric of this collectible piece of design was created using the iconic red polypropylene ropes from the monumental artwork by Christo and Jeanne-Claude titled L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped 1961–2021.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
Mexican cowboys taught Hawaiians how to rope, slaughter and breed longhorn cattle in the early 1800s.
—Arturo Conde, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
After 30 chaotic seconds, a couple cowboys finally roped in Party Bus and took him back to the bullpen.
JJ: The bull was trying to get back to the other bulls.
—Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rope
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The drop-off also does not accept any pallets, boards, nails, fences, wire, bricks, stones or soil.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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Doctors passed a wire into the arteries near the spleen and placed coils there to stop the bleeding, said Dr. Hillman Terzian, an acute care surgeon and medical director for emergency general surgery at NMC.Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Think a $32 42-inch TCL smart TV or $5 Philips Sonic rechargeable electric toothbrushes, 12-piece Wahl dog clipper kits or Black & Decker corded blowers.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2024
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Just keep in mind that it’s corded, which has some pros and cons.Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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While the flight from pay-TV looks a bit less hectic when the virtual MVPDs are tossed into the mix, the overall sub count is now at around 68.8 million households, down from 103 million when cable was at its absolute high-water mark.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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The two cables that were damaged are the Arelion cable, which links Sweden to , and the C-Lion1 cable, which links Finland to Germany.John Feng, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Planners are tasked with improving the lives of city dwellers, which requires a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses not only the nuts and bolts of making land use decisions, but also social sciences, ethics, and public health.Seydina Fall, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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Interviewees like Mikkel Nielsen & Xenia-Anni Nielsen were able to advise not just on details of the WoW world but also on the nuts and bolts of post-production, such as animation timing and color grading.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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Its wearable adapters strap around everyday shoes, clip in during the ride, and immediately stow away after.New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2024
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And now, after decades of working behind the scenes, Brown will strap into one of those very Cup cars, fulfilling a lifelong dream.Greg Engle, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Unlike traditional preparation methods, many of these tools focus on specifics like tone, pace and the clarity of your answers.Laura M. Labovich, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Depending on the specifics of the web solution, practically any action can be voice-controlled.Ilya Lashch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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And because every number is loaded with callbacks and foreshadowings, both musically and lyrically, the rangy story is tied into a very tight thematic bundle.Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Last year, there were 34 such cases, tied for the highest number in at least five years.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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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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Modern-day genetic quirks linked to skin color, hair color and even nose shape can be traced back to our extinct former neighbors.Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Rope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rope. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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