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as in newscaster
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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as in to fasten
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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Recent Examples of anchor
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, Esparza swam the anchor leg on three relay teams that won gold medals at the NCAA Division II national finals in Evansville, Indiana.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a strike group anchored by the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli drew closer to the Mideast with some 2,500 Marines.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Depending on the point of comparison, Tony Dokoupil’s first three months as anchor of the CBS Evening News resulted in either improving or declining ratings.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, Esparza swam the anchor leg on three relay teams that won gold medals at the NCAA Division II national finals in Evansville, Indiana.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens teams prioritized safeties and inside linebackers to anchor his defenses.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, a strike group anchored by the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli drew closer to the Mideast with some 2,500 Marines.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchor
Noun
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Even the ayatollah’s first address to the people was read on state television by a newscaster.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity.—
Andrew Katzenstein,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To suddenly claim impartiality when an athlete is killed shows a lack of backbone and a failure to stand up for the very people who make the Olympic movement possible.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Those are the kinds of films that used to make up the backbone of the industry and drew in audiences between the big tentpole hits.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jesús DomÃnguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The images, taken from a camera fastened to a fence and focused on the back of the house and another that showed the driveway and front of the garage door, captured family members, landscapers and pool workers stretching back weeks prior to the kidnapping.—
Pat Milton,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Evidently, the conversation landed.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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Iranians were also celebrating the Persian New Year, known as Nowruz, a normally festive holiday, as Israeli airstrikes landed in Tehran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That followed a report from Iranian state TV's English-language broadcaster quoting an anonymous official as saying Iran rejected America's ceasefire proposal and has its own demands for an end to the fighting.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this year, a Czech adaptation was announced for local broadcaster TV Nova.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Eco effort Restoration, preservation and locality are key pillars for property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Marylanders are voracious consumers of farm animals, and this industry is a vital pillar of the state’s economy.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Arsenal’s 2-0 home win against Everton, secured in stoppage time by 16-year-old substitute Dowman, was one of two correct scoreline predictions for me last week, taking me back to within eight points of the top of the table after my recent slump.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Reserve accommodations well in advance of your travel dates to secure your preferred location and price point.—
Taylor Haught,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Whether the tanker is allowed to dock, turned away or intercepted at sea could shape not only Cuba’s immediate energy outlook, but also the broader balance of power playing out across the region.—
Antonio MarÃa Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Prior to that mission, Artemis 3 astronauts aboard the Orion capsule are due to meet and dock in 2027 in Earth orbit with at least one of the commercial lunar landers being developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Anchor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchor. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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