Synonyms for anchor
ˈæŋ kəran·chor

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1. anchor, ground tacklenoun

   a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

   Synonyms:
   ground tackle, backbone, lynchpin, linchpin, anchorperson, anchorman, keystone, mainstay

2. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpinnoun

   a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

   Synonyms:
   anchorman, key, linchpin, ground tackle, lynchpin, rachis, headstone, grit, sand, anchorperson, spinal column, keystone, guts, back, backbone, pillar, spine, mainstay, moxie, gumption, vertebral column

3. anchor, anchorman, anchorpersonverb

   a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

   Synonyms:
   ground tackle, backbone, lynchpin, linchpin, anchorperson, anchorman, keystone, mainstay

4. anchor, groundverb

   fix firmly and stably

   "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

   Synonyms:
   prime, base, run aground, cast anchor, strand, undercoat, drop anchor, found, establish, ground

5. anchor, cast anchor, drop anchorverb

   secure a vessel with an anchor

   "We anchored at Baltimore"

   Synonyms:
   ground, cast anchor, drop anchor

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1. anchornoun

   Synonyms:
   (small) kedge, grapnel, grapline, killock

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1. List of paraphrases for "anchor":

   cribbing, anchorage, anchoring, anker, crib, tether, anchors, delimiter, wetting, presenter, berthage, announcer, anchorages, entrench, enshrine

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1. Century Fox Rupert Murdoch:

   Martha is a versatile and skilled anchor who has proven to be an essential component of our news programming, for the last 12 years, our viewers have trusted her reporting and we are pleased she will be part of our primetime line-up for the first 100 days of the new presidency.

2. Andrew Lack:

   We are building a network that has as its core value delivering breaking news better than anyone else. It is not about the anchor who happens to be delivering the news, brian will be such an important contribution to MSNBC's page-turn here.

3. Karin Reed:

   It's not about having to show up looking like a news anchor, but rather showing up to ensure that your message can be communicated.

4. Reema Omer:

   After the launch of our report (into blasphemy legislation), we were told by hosts of TV talk shows that they have been cautioned against 'going too far' in their critique of the blasphemy law, especially after recent cases of blasphemy allegations against anchor persons and media houses.

5. Peter Larson:

   Ever since we created that little museum on our parents' ranch, it's always been our dream to have a museum here in Hill City (South Dakota), and finding Sue, the Tyrannosaurus Rex -- here's the anchor for the museum.