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as in mechanics
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the characteristic peculiarities and technicalities of something
needs a mentor who will show her the ropes of running a catering business
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as in brass tacks
ropes plural
the specific practical details of something
still learning the ropes of her new job
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as in to cord
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Recent Examples of rope
CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
At the end of her rope, Gay recorded the emotional video to be transparent about her situation and the mistakes she’s made.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
These fruits and vegetables are largely grown in Mexico, meaning they are roped up in President Donald Trump’s trade war.
—Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The boy told investigators that Hildebrandt had used rope to bind his limbs to weights on the ground and dressed his wounds with cayenne pepper and honey, according to the police report.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
At the end of her rope, Gay recorded the emotional video to be transparent about her situation and the mistakes she’s made.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
The show, created by Dan Erickson and produced by Ben Stiller, is also roping in tons of new subscribers to Apple’s streaming service, fueling a 126% increase in sign-ups between January 1 and January 19, 2025 compared to December 1 and December 19, 2024.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
These fruits and vegetables are largely grown in Mexico, meaning they are roped up in President Donald Trump’s trade war.
—Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rope
Noun
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The base that this is based on now has a bunch of barbed wire and fencing.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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Let cool on the baking sheet set on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.—
Christopher Kimball,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This corded immersion blender sports a substantially more powerful 625 watts, a four-pronged blade, and five variable speed settings.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
20 Mar. 2025
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Do the most for the least tern in Huntington Beach Volunteers are needed 9 a.m. Saturday at Huntington State Beach to install cording along the fence around California least tern nests.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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The series was also the third best performing show on cable in the first quarter of the year among adults 18-34.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Concern about the potential impact of rising prices has been the talk of, well, everything lately, from cable news to podcasts to online articles all trying to help consumers figure out what this all means for right now and for the future.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2025
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Trump's action to bulk up protections for American steel and aluminum producers restores effective global tariffs of 25% on all imports of the metals and extends the duties to hundreds of downstream products made from the metals, from nuts and bolts to bulldozer blades and soda cans.—
David Lawder and Andrea Shalal,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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A lot of authors don’t want to know anything about the nuts and bolts and the complexity and the difficulty of the film and television process.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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About six hours later, Wang and his crew were strapping into their Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft atop their own Falcon 9.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Simply strap the hands-free leash to your waist and attach the other end to your dog’s collar.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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She's used to her dog demanding specifics and wanted to film it for others to see her rags-to-riches rescue's request.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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Creating an internal podcast exclusively for employees allows companies to delve deeper into organizational specifics and cultivate a unique sense of culture.—
Fatima Zaidi,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.—
Arthur Allen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The charges stem from their role in developing Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer accused of helping launder funds tied to North Korean cybercrime.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some cognitive scientists have assumed that all humans, whatever their local quirks, reason about time using spatial metaphors, yet at least one language, Tupi-Kawahíb, evidently lacks any mapping between time and space—not left to right, back to front, or downhill to uphill.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Modern-day genetic quirks linked to skin color, hair color and even nose shape can be traced back to our extinct former neighbors.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Rope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rope. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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