rope (in)

verb

Definition of rope (in)next
as in to draw in

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  1. draw in
  2. persuade
  3. snow
  4. lure
  5. seduce
Verb
  • Glycerin and hyaluronic acid draw in moisture to tame frizz, while pea peptide and biotin further condition and smooth strands.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Brighton face Norwegian side Tromso in the Conference League play-off round second leg at the Amex Stadium on Thursday after a 0-0 draw in the away leg last week.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of draw in
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  • But persuading other American companies to follow Chevron into Venezuela remains one of Washington’s biggest challenges.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Proponents may face an uphill battle persuading Newsom to sign the bill, which creates a unique revenue stream to pay for the program.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of persuade
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 food is rustic and cosmopolitan at once — bright, monumental salads, whole carrots and leeks baptized by fire, skeins of pasta, and Parmigiano snowing down — but the secret is the seeming effortlessness.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of snow
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  • Aladji Bamba was lured from Monaco for an initial £30m while Howe was still in situ.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And, of course, on top of all of that, there are tax credits designed to lure productions — and sometimes post-production — elsewhere.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of lure
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
  • In luxury hospitality, a beautiful site can seduce almost anyone.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of seduce
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“Rope (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rope%20%28in%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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