as in wharves
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers the boat remained tied up at the dock for a week, waiting for the weather to clear
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as in shortens
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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as in shaves
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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as in lands
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 docks
Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Guests can fish or crab off the hotel's docks or have a picnic on the lawn. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026 Fearing the worst, the non-profit Ocracoke Foundation took out loans to buy the buildings and adjacent docks, then set a goal to have legally-binding historic preservation agreements put in place. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026 The ship docks in New York City on May 23rd. —Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026 My plan would take us to Lake Ouachita, Arkansas in late March to early April, in hopes of finding fish spawning on shallow brush or boat docks. —Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026 Participants are guided through the building's water and HVAC systems along with parking garages and loading docks that are said to be in need of repair. —ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 On the other side of the country, police clashed with demonstrators to reopen the Galway docks after a military vehicle was used to knock down a makeshift barrier. —Brian Melley, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 Their ample traction provides security on slippery docks (or sidewalks) and the squishy yoga mat-like insole molds to your natural arch. —Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
S.c. Stuart, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026 According to Military Sealift Command spokesman Joseph Davila, the SBX-1 typically docks at Ford Island every 12 to 18 months for maintenance. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025 The boy’s father, an exasperated man at the mercy of an Amazon-like delivery job that docks him for every second he so much as thinks about his son, is the only person who even wants to go through the effort of looking for him. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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Along Beach Street in the Bayview Beach subdivision, where homes line a narrow channel off the river, docks and boats have been flooded over. —Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Guests can fish or crab off the hotel's docks or have a picnic on the lawn. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026 Fearing the worst, the non-profit Ocracoke Foundation took out loans to buy the buildings and adjacent docks, then set a goal to have legally-binding historic preservation agreements put in place. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026 The ship docks in New York City on May 23rd. —Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026 My plan would take us to Lake Ouachita, Arkansas in late March to early April, in hopes of finding fish spawning on shallow brush or boat docks. —Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026 Participants are guided through the building's water and HVAC systems along with parking garages and loading docks that are said to be in need of repair. —ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 On the other side of the country, police clashed with demonstrators to reopen the Galway docks after a military vehicle was used to knock down a makeshift barrier. —Brian Melley, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 Their ample traction provides security on slippery docks (or sidewalks) and the squishy yoga mat-like insole molds to your natural arch. —Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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If that's not enough, an alien ship soon docks nearby. —S.c. Stuart, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026 According to Military Sealift Command spokesman Joseph Davila, the SBX-1 typically docks at Ford Island every 12 to 18 months for maintenance. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2025 The boy’s father, an exasperated man at the mercy of an Amazon-like delivery job that docks him for every second he so much as thinks about his son, is the only person who even wants to go through the effort of looking for him. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docks
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.— Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
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Expensive stainless steel on the outer layer of rebar on the piers in the sea help prevent corrosion.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
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Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Apr. 2026
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Wine is embedded in the city’s architecture, history and daily life, from grand 18th-century façades to the bustling quays of the Garonne.— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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According to Vantor, the image shows the construction of a dry dock and new quays and piers at one of China’s most strategically important bases.— Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Docks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/docks. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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