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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locked
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Damiana Humphrey was waist-deep in the water with her siblings when a shark latched onto her hand.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025 -
However, the press tour for it did have one particular tidbit people latched onto.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
28 Aug. 2025
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Some had just wrapped major projects or received reassurances about job security.—
Christopher Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wilkinson brings the past to the table in this book that is a memoir wrapped in a cookbook.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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These men were removed from the group cells of Sednaya Prison and chained together.—
Robin Yassin-Kassab,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Though the United States decided against deportation, images of the workers being chained and handcuffed during the raid caused widespread alarm in South Korea.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the front curls folded like waves over the top of her head; baby hairs falling alongside.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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From the time it was announced, Venu was immediately embroiled in legal issues, provided an incomplete collection of major sports (no Paramount or NBCUniversal properties, after all), and folded before launch.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s attorneys on Thursday had submitted an emergency request to pause a lower-court ruling, which barred Cook’s firing from taking effect while her lawsuit against the president’s action continues.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Under the ruling, OPM is barred from directing other agencies to terminate probationary employees and from distributing pretextual termination templates.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many car parts are glued together rather than riveted, screwed, or bolted, and the robots and spray guns that apply those bonding agents need to be cleaned.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Foster’s hurried firing on Sunday morning comes after his hurried hiring in February 2024, his placement a band-aid one week after Chip Kelly bolted to be offensive coordinator at Ohio State.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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The final looks were a crescendo of colorful tinsel and bouncing gift ribbon that completely enveloped the models.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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And finally, the projector rocks a single 5-W speaker only, meaning those wanting to be enveloped in a soundtrack will need to cable up to an external sound system over HDMI eARC or multi-channel S/PDIF.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Locked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locked. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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