locked out

past tense of lock out
as in walked

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Verb
  • Travis Kelce walked on the field toward the Kansas City Chiefs’ sideline, just a few steps away from the tunnel that would take him to the postgame locker room.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In the summer of 1969 — weeks before the first humans walked on the moon — Manabe and Bryan recreated the Earth.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • That momentum undoubtedly filtered into the stadium once Eze walked out.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In 2023, fans were shocked to see all five members of *NSYNC, which had disbanded nearly 20 years earlier, walked out together to present best pop video.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Locked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locked%20out. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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