anchors 1 of 2

noun

Definition of anchorsnext
plural of anchor
1
as in newscasters
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program the news anchor coordinated the reports of the correspondents from around the state

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2
as in backbones
something or someone to which one looks for support my best friend has been my anchor throughout this crisis

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anchors

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of anchor
1
as in secures
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 lands
to stop at or near a place along the shore we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchors
  1. secures
  2. lands
  3. pillars
  4. reporters
  5. mainstays
Verb
  • That deal is on hold until The Container Store secures new financing that is deemed acceptable to Beyond.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The tag secures to your luggage via a leather strap with brass buckle.
    Amy Jurries, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of secures
Verb
  • In this deal, Houston lands Arenado to replace Bregman which would save them quite a bit of money.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • When Satan lands on Earth at the end of Book III, the phenomenon of light, which God created just days before, is new to him.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of lands
Noun
  • Well, 2024 seems to have been a very busy year for the OECD and the OECD inclusive framework base erosion and profit shifting in terms of implementation of these two pillars.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That vertical now generates less than 40% of Authentic’s SI revenue thanks to the growth of other pillars.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pillars
Noun
  • Republic reporters Reia Li, Endia Fontanez and Zach Bradshaw and USA Today reporter Gabe Hauari contributed to this article.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Besides attorneys and reporters, Mangione was also joined in the courtroom by about two dozen members of the public, mostly young women.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of reporters
Noun
  • This year, the fashion circuit took us beyond our New York, London, Milan, Paris mainstays to exciting new places like Marseilles and Scotland.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Today, Mexican food—and most especially tortillas—are mainstays of the American diet even as Washington pursues policies to keep actual Mexicans out of the country.
    Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of mainstays
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