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anchoring

verb as in hold, be held securely

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A really sophisticated VR experience usually needs some kind of computer anchor to deliver truly immersive games and experiences.

Kenya in 2007 had no comparable institutional anchors to help ensure post-election stability.

When the cameras turned off and news anchors left their posts on the Gulf Coast after 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, residents were left to fend for themselves.

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In a recent video interview, he laid out the company’s case for expansion amid the tumult, saying that Lululemon’s stores are small and profitable, while serving as an anchor for the brand’s loyal customers.

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A few ways you can optimize your content for the featured snippet box are posing a question in a header and then concisely answering the question directly below, including FAQ schema, and providing a table of contents with anchor links.

Anchoring this cast is the well-known actor Makram Khoury, who also appeared in a question-and-answer session after the film.

And Dabis, making her debut in front of the camera, does a fine job anchoring the film as its severely conflicted protagonist.

“In my opinion, he was very rude,” recalled Hughes, who was co-anchoring the podcast with right-wing talk jock Rusty Humphries.

Although she was sometimes described as ‘wild’ herself, she was actually a calming, anchoring influence on Harry.

Olbermann did plenty of promotional tweets when he was anchoring.

After anchoring the wind was variable and light from the western quarter but during the night there was a heavy swell.

They quickly launched it and rowed to the far side of the lake, anchoring near a stretch of lily pads.

They went to another bollard and there, the mariner anchoring himself, she began to talk.

Mate, on a supply-launch that went in and out to and from the transports, that were continually anchoring in the bay.

The wind favored her again, and she got over the bar and through the breakers, anchoring at nightfall in seven fathoms of water.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to anchoring, such as: secure, dock, fix, tie up, attach, and moor.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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