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anchor

noun as in something used to hold another thing securely

verb as in hold, be held securely

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This allusive track boasts the album’s most sweeping chorus, anchored by Swift’s mesmeric alto and a masterfully orchestrated rhythm that uses moments of quiet to its advantage.

Though anchored to the sea floor at points, they don't reach the bottom.

From BBC

It has been anchored off western France for a few days.

From BBC

Once in the middle of the most controversial moment of the 2020 World Series, Blake Snell wants to be the kind of anchor of a pitching staff that can get deeper into outings.

But he wants to do so as a bona fide October ace, the kind of anchor of a pitching staff that can get deeper into outings.

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

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