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Recent Examples of lock out
Michelle Watson, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Under the agreement ending the strike, King Soopers can’t lock out workers or implement any offer for at least 100 days.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Threats of lockout: Nothing like a good threat to get your heart racing, huh?
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Verb
He was also locked out of an electronic file that contained secure professional records such as his employee performance evaluation.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Under the agreement ending the strike, King Soopers can’t lock out workers or implement any offer for at least 100 days.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
Manfred said offseason lockouts should be considered a new norm.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Threats of lockout: Nothing like a good threat to get your heart racing, huh?
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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The downtown area skirts the north end of Skaneateles Lake, with people walking their dogs past local boutiques, window-shopping, and browsing restaurant menus.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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New York clawed back, however, to break a tie between the two teams that walked onto the FedEx Forum floors with identical records on Friday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Cuello compares the situation to eating with someone at a restaurant, and when the check arrives, the person walks out and leaves you with the bill.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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In May 2022, a disagreement with Vince McMahon led to Mone and Naomi walking out of the company.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Adrian’s aggressive expansion, built on a mountain of debt, unraveled amid interest rate hikes and China’s economic slowdown.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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After a brief pandemic slowdown, river lines are back in growth mode.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Students at Humphreys High School, located on Camp Humphreys in South Korea, the largest overseas U.S. military base, are also participating in the walkout, as well as students at Kaiserslautern High School, around six miles away from Ramstein High School.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Representative Jasmine Crockett, known for her sharp critiques of GOP misinformation, led a walkout mid-speech in protest.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, there were allegations that the sick-out at that time was, in truth, a job action.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2024
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On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2024
Noun
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His billionaire and other market-minded Cabinet members want a more targeted, go-slow approach.—
Laurent Belsie,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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Iger’s go-slow approach was the right call at the time.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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