roped (in)

past tense of rope (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roped (in)
Verb
  • That staggering form persuaded Manchester United to pay Dortmund £73million for the winger.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Salmon wondered if King could be persuaded to draw again, and Dawn agreed to try.
    Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Caleb’s reputation Until now, Caleb has enjoyed a reputation as a hard-luck farmboy who was led on by Kenzie and never got a fair shake in the villa.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Meta settlement came just over a week into a federal trial in Oakland, California, that was co-led on the plaintiff side by California AG Rob Bonta.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
  • The insulation from the ceiling snowed down onto virtually every part of the building — exhibits, artifacts, galleries and display cases.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Maybe you’re tempted to overanalyze someone’s tone or a friend’s vague promise.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some investors may be tempted to shift entirely away from bonds to cash, but McCarron advises against it since cash doesn't beat inflation.
    Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When Miguel is being seduced by the bunker project, Zeller and composer Volker Bertelmann even weave voices resembling the Sirens into the score.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Blowing Oleksa’s cover would mean publicly admitting that there are five senators on her asset list — one of whom was seduced into posing for some, uh, compromising photographs.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
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“Roped (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roped%20%28in%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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