docking 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of dock
1
as in shortening
to make less in extent or duration the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page

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2
as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth

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docking

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of dock
as in landing
to stop at or near a place along the shore the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning

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Recent Examples of docking
Verb
Some crew members have to remain aboard for hours after docking to help move stuff off. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026 The mission set the stage for more ambitious flights to follow, including docking missions and flights to small Tiangong space labs that ultimately led to the construction of China's Tiangong space station in orbit today. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The winning proposal, on the other hand, found a way to make the numbers work, apparently from docking fees and party rentals. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2026 After filling our brushes with mouthwash from docking station reservoirs, Sarah and I brushed our teeth side-by-side (a first for both of us professionally). — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026 Like Assembly leaders and the governor, the Senate plan also suggests docking CEO bonuses to incentivize utilities to maintain safer practices. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 One or both landers will take part in next year’s Artemis III, a docking rehearsal in orbit around Earth. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Both states have laws in place requiring employers to give voters time off work to cast their ballots without docking their pay. — Rashad Alexander august 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026 Even Sandy is on a journey with docking this damn boat at night. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docking
  1. shortening
  2. shaving
  3. landing
  4. cutting
  5. anchoring
  6. trimming
  7. arriving
  8. clipping
Verb
  • But the decline of regional sports networks has changed the math in baseball, which is now actively considering shortening its season.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • De Meo is also scaling the ‘see-now, buy-now’ model, shortening the development and production cycle so that runway items hit the stores faster.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortening
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  • Some top sellers in personal care include the cult classic Herbal Essences shampoo and conditioner sets, Gilette's clean-shaving ComfortGlide razors, and Colgate Optic White toothpaste for a brighter smile.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • After finally shaving his beard off, Colbert concluded the interview by gifting Kimmel something special from his show.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaving
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  • The pilots informed air traffic controllers ahead of landing that one person had a bloody nose and another person had bite marks and requested that medical personnel be waiting at the gate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Argentina’s queen of perreo-rave has become a South American it-girl, landing buzzy domestic collaborations with Dillom and Emilia Mernes, and strutting into the international spotlight with guest spots on tracks from Shy Girl and Yeri Mua.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of landing
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  • The sanctions are aimed at cutting the ICC off from the global financial system and include threats of punishment for countries that do business with the court.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The city faced a $1-billion budget shortfall in 2025 but, after various cost-cutting measures, managed to set aside funding for the LAPD to hire more than 500 new officers in the coming year.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of cutting
Verb
  • Borisov’s brainy, tender, deeply contemplative performance lends an anchoring humanity to a film that might otherwise have curdled into sourness and despair — though there’s plenty of reason for that.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The main living spaces are classic midcentury, with an open, wood-burning fireplace anchoring the living room and floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the room with sunlight.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of anchoring
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  • Rather than trimming that weight, Fukushima's lab asked whether anything needed to be worn at all.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Spectator interference became the ruling, and Volpe was awarded an RBI double that scored Lombard from first base, trimming Tampa Bay's lead to 4-3.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of trimming
Verb
  • Other models show the moisture arriving Wednesday, which would mean less cloud cover and warmer temperatures.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Products arriving from the Americas and Caribbean have historically faced an additional logistical complication, with many shipments passing through a control point on the French mainland before reaching Martinique.
    — Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of arriving
Verb
  • Gen Z Wants to Go Ghost, Not Girlboss That said, the characters do have to be worth clipping, and love him or hate him, Ryan Murphy has always had a knack for creating fictional people who feel bigger than whatever nonsensical story spawned them.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The sequence stylistically excises itself from the episode as though clipping it, anticipating its excision from the show when uploaded to a video-sharing platform.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of clipping

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“Docking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docking. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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