cornering

verb

present participle of corner
1
as in monopolizing

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2
as in accosting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornering
  1. monopolizing
  2. accosting
  3. absorbing
  4. approaching
  5. confronting
  6. daring
  7. fronting
  8. facing
Verb
  • 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
  • But that kind of reconstruction project would take more time, and more money – something the national government could not even consider with the war monopolizing resources.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 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
Verb
  • The other difficulty is that unlike in the case of Disney absorbing Fox, Goldberg and Greenstein are bound by consent decrees agreed to with the state AGs to settle an antitrust lawsuit.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The group is silent and still, reverently absorbing the mechanical chug of this nearly outmoded office machine like Hollywood Bowl-goers taking in Joshua Bell.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of absorbing
Verb
  • The case has been a political flashpoint in Nigeria for years, flaring up ahead of the 2023 election that brought Tinubu to office and again now with the 2027 vote fast approaching.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • With multiple CMEs approaching Earth in quick succession, there's still considerable uncertainty over how geomagnetic conditions will develop.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaching
Verb
  • None of this diminishes the humanity of a fetus or the anguish of parents confronting a lethal or life-limiting diagnosis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • To be sure, companies are pushing to bring employees back into the office, confronting the issue head-on from COVID-era isolation.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of confronting
Verb
  • And his film, at once proudly unlikable and meticulously realized, is both a daring display of craft and a rude sign of life—which is to say, the opposite of depressing.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory will soon have to cease its science observations after a daring rescue mission’s attempt to boost its orbit failed over the summer.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of daring
Verb
  • 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
  • That capability matters against some of the hardest targets facing modern air defenses.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Another European giant that is facing growing competition from Chinese rivals is Vestas.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of facing
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“Cornering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornering. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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