- present participle of anchor.
anchoring
Example Sentences
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Unlike virtual dark tourism that allows for “armchair travel” to real-world dark heritage sites, there is no physical location anchoring the Backrooms nor any historical tragedy to commemorate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
“In general, this likely means less anchoring of expectations, more volatility in front-end rates, and a higher probability of policy surprises in either direction,” Pimco economist Tiffany Wilding wrote this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Pollution, and disturbance from anchoring, bottom trawling and dredging and coastal development have all contributed to its decline, the trust said.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
First, how does the family fund long-term care without liquidating the retirement assets that are anchoring the financial plan?
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Nobody knows you're here, murmured the trees, anchoring down for the winter.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
