CORNERING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

cornering

verb

present participle of corner

as in monopolizing

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as in accosting

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Verb

Three friends from Mexico had come close to monopolizing Hollywood’s highest directing honor.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
The payoff is that bulky, awkward items like pot lids and foil boxes stop monopolizing a shelf and become easy to grab.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of monopolizing

Verb

Cox said that Hudson has been dealing with dirty looks on campus, with some accosting him for his public connection to the case.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Jenkinson also faces a second charge of accosting a different man in the same location the day prior.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of accosting

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Otherwise, a project can appear affordable because employees are silently absorbing part of its cost.

— Hani Assi, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
For example, heavy elements are better at absorbing heat from the core, which affects the size of a star’s convective layer.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of absorbing

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In his incident report, Garner said another officer activated a Taser's electrical arc to try to scare HeeHaw away, but the donkey continued approaching.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Surveillance footage showed Alfozan approaching the conference room on several occasions despite lacking authorization to enter or participate in meetings there.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of approaching

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Matt Passmore, Emily Rose, Gabriel Nagy and Hudson Macready star in the film, which tells the true story of a family confronting addiction and loss while finding its way back to one another.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
These kinds of tradeoffs will keep confronting tech leaders as long as that disparity persists.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of confronting

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Skarsgard, who, like Colman, has made some daring career moves in recent years, became the only man to do this knight-in-shining-wicker justice.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
That made The Social Network daring in its nuanced depiction of the enterprise, and the film consequently raised profound questions for audiences to grapple with.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of daring

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The idea of Aurora fronting some of the maintenance costs had been floated by former Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin in a letter a couple months prior to that, documents provided by Batavia suggest.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
By 16, Jordan was fronting bands at downtown Montreal clubs before becoming the singer and bassist for the local band The Pinups.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of fronting

Verb

Hickel, meanwhile, distinguished the uncertainty facing professional employment from the enduring ability to create art.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
City Hall said Monday's announcement came in response to the retirement of an officer facing internal disciplinary charges over the death of 19-year-old Win Rozario, who was fatally shot by officers in 2024 during a mental health crisis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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