as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
a people able at last to throw off the yoke and to embrace freedom
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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
yoked several ideas together to come up with a new theory
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Recent Examples of yoke
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
No one’s going to be stuck in a hand-over-hand situation like in a Tesla, with its horrid implementation of a yoke.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
2 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
But if the joke and the ignorance are equally yoked, people will laugh.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
There's no steering yoke or room for a driver because a driver or staff member isn't needed for operation.
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Charles Singh,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
No one’s going to be stuck in a hand-over-hand situation like in a Tesla, with its horrid implementation of a yoke.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Communist Party, formed in 1919, yoked its reputation to the Soviet Union run by Vladimir Lenin and then Joseph Stalin, one of the most repressive regimes in modern history.
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Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
But if the joke and the ignorance are equally yoked, people will laugh.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
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The South cried hypocrisy on slavery, given that the seamen of Providence, Rhode Island, played a central role in the Atlantic slave trade.
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Consider the removal of exhibit panels on slavery from Independence Hall itself, the very building where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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Now, in Crimea, Kyiv is systematically targeting key transport links and supply routes connecting the peninsula to southern Russian forces, aiming to disrupt logistics and isolate military infrastructure there.
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The robot had 360-degree video cameras, two-way emergency communication and an emergency call button that could connect people with dispatchers.
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The 14th Amendment, granting citizenship to those who were held in bondage, was ratified in December 1868 and the 15th Amendment, extending voting rights to Black men was ratified in February 1870.
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Shibari, or Japanese rope bondage, is a beautiful art form, blending technique and creativity, where knots are carefully designed, and the bounded body is the canvas.
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Both are big enough to wander through, with hammocks strung at intervals and Adirondack chairs scattered throughout.
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From Louis through the book, and then his mother knows exactly how to string him along, when to give him love and when to take it away.
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The stock market has become more strongly coupled to the Fed.
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When Beatriz Hatz remained open for exploration after coupling up with Sean Reife, Gabriel swept her away and formed a connection with her.
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Over time, those journals also integrated historical studies into their searchable online archives.
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Widely considered conceptually comparable to the S-300 and S-400 families, the HQ-9B can engage aircraft, cruise missiles, and certain ballistic missile threats while integrating with China’s broader air defense architecture.
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Researchers believe the extreme asymmetry may be linked to the galaxy's motion through a dense galaxy cluster.
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The board was also expected to vote Friday on a new social studies curriculum that links Bible stories with American history.
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Bud had the whopper hooked with one hook of a treble behind a small gold spoon.
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The brain benefits keeping players hooked Mahjong’s appeal isn’t only sentimental.
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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