Synonyms for at bay
at bay

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1. at bayadverb

   Unable to come closer; at a distance.

   Synonyms:
   away, back, at a distance, at arms length

2. at bayadverb

   Cornered; unable to flee.

   Synonyms:
   cornered, trapped

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1. at bay(p), cornered, trapped, treedadjective

   forced to turn and face attackers

   "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"

   Antonyms:
   free

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1. at bay

   Read the full text of the At Bay poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Peter Fretwell:

   Emperor penguins at the Halley Bay colony in Weddell Sea have failed to raise chicks for the last three years, the colony has now all but disappeared.

2. Chris Cuomo:

   Any confidence the world had in our country is now, ummm, gone, saigon, circa 1975, steroids, and former defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta, yeah, rightly calling it Biden’s Bay of Pigs and thanks to the actions of our derelict, low-functioning president … the absolute worst-case scenario has been playing out before our eyes.

3. The NFL MVP:

   Look, with my situation … it’s never been about the draft pick, picking Jordan [Love]. I love Jordan. He’s a great kid. Lotta fun to work together. I love the coaching staff, love my teammates, love the fan base in Green Bay. Incredible 16 years. It’s just kind of about a philosophy. And maybe forgetting that it is about the people that make the thing go. It’s about character. It’s about a culture. It’s about doing things the right way. A lot of this was put in motion last year. The wrench was kind of just thrown into it when I won MVP and played the way I played last year. This is kinda just the spill out of all that.

4. Chris Murphy:

   The Taliban has lots of reasons to honor their agreement with the United States and keep AlQaeda at bay. And our mission now is to put ourselves in a position where we can monitor and verify that that commitment.

5. David Wells:

   God's people have no assurances that the dark experiences of life will be held at bay, much less that God will provide some sort of running commentary on the meaning of each day's allotment of confusion, boredom, pain, or achievement.