roped

past tense of rope

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Verb
  • Among the key discussion points will be the continuance of the fiscal guardrails, enacted as part of the historic, bipartisan budget of 2017 that was crafted when the state Senate was tied at 18-18 and Republicans had more power to influence legislation.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The grant money is paying to remove vegetation along a 100-foot perimeter at the upper part of the coastal canyon Buck Gully Reserve, which is 1,200 acres and bounded by homes, roadways and the Pelican Hills Golf Course.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
  • When that happens, the algorithm is deemed optimal — inexorably bounded from above and below, leaving no room for further refinement.
    Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Plyometric Making a banded row plyometric is challenging (especially when it’s attached to the doorframe of someone else’s home).
    Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In his observation, Wilkinson banded 184 vampire bats in Costa Rica.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Roped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roped. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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