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  • present tense form of rope (3rd person singular).
  • plural of rope.

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He scored all around the ground, clearing the ropes for 10 sixes and adding 21 fours.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Markese Johnson said he never considered buying stocks until well into adulthood, when a childhood friend started showing him the ropes while Johnson was serving in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The tech rally could put surging bond yields on the ropes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fishing gear was responsible for 46% of the cases, with the rest attributed to ropes or lines not directly tied to fishing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

There was a clear patch of deck, next to a pile of coiled ropes.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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