anchor
Example Sentences
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The building with a red-brick facade and bright green letters anchors a small shopping center in the suburban area.
This suggested that it was supported along its length rather than anchored only at its ends.
From Science Daily
“Many are still anchored to prices of the past. They have their heart set on the price they saw their neighbor’s house sell for when the market was at its peak four years ago.”
From MarketWatch
The stickiness that once anchored people and capital to great cities is gone.
The country’s export network is anchored by Kharg Island, the main terminal through which most Iranian crude is loaded onto tankers.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
