CRADLED Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

cradled

verb

past tense of cradle

as in clung

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as in nurtured

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Verb

In the house, his children clung to a ceiling fan as rising water pushed their mattress toward the ceiling.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
The Roadster clung to the surface, hanging upside-down from the ledge like a gecko on a ceiling thanks to a special fan suction system on its chassis.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of clung

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Parking was no more than $5 — that would be $10 today, after inflation — and the Dodgers nurtured the next generation of fans by offering free tickets to A students and a kids’ fan club that included six tickets for $2.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
As the youngest of four boys in a soccer-loving family, he was nurtured for moments like this one.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of nurtured

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Nantz tried to knock the ball from Watt, but hit his wrist hard on the football and immediately grabbed his hand.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
The former center grabbed headlines in March for commenting on a Rangers loss that coincided with the team’s Pride Night celebration.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of grabbed

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Eisenkot has cultivated a reputation for integrity, competence, and personal rectitude, forging relationships across Israel’s fractured political spectrum.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Smith, who previously worked at fashion house Loewe, sees an opportunity for technology to develop the same kind of recognizable identity that fashion brands have cultivated for decades.

— Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivated

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Once the stock is clamped, a Structured-Light sensor and a workpiece probe measure it and set the work offset automatically, so there are no stock dimensions to type in and no edges to find by hand.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
After the safeguard pipe is clamped, Juliette and her crew — including the mechanics, sheriff and Camille — venture down to the door Lukas found in the digger void.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of clamped

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Embiid appeared to wonder during the national anthem where the Knicks' championship banner was hanging in the rafters as James sat nearby on the bench with his head bowed and hands clasped.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The patron stands, hands clasped behind his back, with a foot perched on the box.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of clasped

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