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to fit (two or more things) together securely
She interlocked her fingers with his.
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Recent Examples of interlocking
The spindle fibers are microtubules, which are essentially long rods made up of many tiny interlocking components.
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Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
29 June 2026
Each fit into this battle like little interlocking narrative puzzle pieces in an elaborate moving puzzle.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
All four sides of the building are covered by a pattern of interlocking trapezoidal pieces that serve as a sunscreen, cooling the interior.
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Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
The interlocking puzzle of the iPhone, GPS and Google Maps was a moment when multiple strands of technological development, some of them obscure and many with deep links to the US military, converged into a single life-changing package.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The narrative traces the dark, interlocking secrets exposed within an old apartment block after a young boy vanishes on the winter solstice.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 June 2026
The shoes are completed by a distinct interlocking CC logo on the side of the block heel.
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Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
5 June 2026
With natural stone in ocher and white and touches of unfinished wood, the undulating, interlocking structures create a modernist effect—a welcome change from the more classic and frumpy properties of the Côte d’Azur.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
As the title suggests, Music In Continuous Motion picks up right where its predecessor left off, with Orcutt assembling overdubbed guitar lines into brief, interlocking pieces that balance rough-hewn primitivism against painterly precision.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
29 June 2026
Each fit into this battle like little interlocking narrative puzzle pieces in an elaborate moving puzzle.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
All four sides of the building are covered by a pattern of interlocking trapezoidal pieces that serve as a sunscreen, cooling the interior.
—
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
The interlocking puzzle of the iPhone, GPS and Google Maps was a moment when multiple strands of technological development, some of them obscure and many with deep links to the US military, converged into a single life-changing package.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The narrative traces the dark, interlocking secrets exposed within an old apartment block after a young boy vanishes on the winter solstice.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 June 2026
The shoes are completed by a distinct interlocking CC logo on the side of the block heel.
—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
5 June 2026
With natural stone in ocher and white and touches of unfinished wood, the undulating, interlocking structures create a modernist effect—a welcome change from the more classic and frumpy properties of the Côte d’Azur.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
As the title suggests, Music In Continuous Motion picks up right where its predecessor left off, with Orcutt assembling overdubbed guitar lines into brief, interlocking pieces that balance rough-hewn primitivism against painterly precision.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlocking
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In addition to trying to post as support bots trying to trick recipients into linking their account to an attacker device, the messages also urge users to create a backup of all previous communications following the directions here.
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The piano scene featuring Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia became one of cinema's most recognizable retail moments, permanently linking FAO Schwarz with New York in popular culture.
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Organizers also have transformed portions of Figueroa Street into a festival corridor connecting the venues.
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The integrated workflow is intended to reduce the need for separate software tools by connecting chip design with evaluation board development in one process.
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Thank you all so much, Trevor, Karissa, Sarah for joining me on The Excerpt, and of course, Happy 4th of July.
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Before becoming a pro, Kelly, an Anaheim native, played his high school baseball with CHS before joining UC Riverside for college ball.
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Karl Mayer’s new Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen, Germany, is designed around that idea, combining textile development, testing and training under one roof.
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The advantage of combining the antibodies became clear when the viruses were repeatedly exposed to treatment.
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Most cabins hold two or three guests, with some interconnecting cabins available.
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Los Angeles is famously one of the most car-dependent cities in the world, relying on a spaghetti of interconnecting freeways that spread out across a sprawling area.
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And the work ahead, such as integrating new brands, scaling existing ones and building toward our larger vision for Bridges, gets to happen on top of something durable.
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Google is integrating Gemini into its browser and powering Apple’s Siri intelligence.
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Others including Messika, Repossi and Graff, dovetailing their high jewelry with a broader selection of their offerings.
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The clever live production finds cool cat bassist Rick Savage thrumming out a solo before dovetailing into the song’s familiar opening riff, which gives Elliott enough time to dash to the top level of the theater to belt the evocative anthem.
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In the first three weeks of the experience, each couple splits, with each person coupling up with someone new.
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But the umpires confirmed the home run, coupling Adell with Canseco in numerous social media posts.
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“Interlocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlocking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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