yoked

past tense of yoke

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Recent Examples of yoked On the giant screens suspended over the stadium, guests could scan a QR code, which would lead to a website that would transform the subject of a selfie, using AI, into an Enhanced athlete, as yoked-out as the ones in front of them. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026 The director, Pierre Salvadori, is described on the Cannes website as being an ardent devotee of the tradition of Ernst Lubitsch, Billy Wilder and Blake Edwards (though maybe only in France would that third name be yoked to the other two). Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 May 2026 Further, one of Vox’s advantages in the space over its audio-only competitors is that some of the shows are yoked, at least tangentially, to Vox’s publishing business, which provides additional marketing, promotion, and a funnel for some talent. Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Mar. 2026 The male stands at an impressive six feet ten inches long, yoked to the max with rippling muscles. Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026 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. Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025 But if the joke and the ignorance are equally yoked, people will laugh. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025 Outdoor gear may appear rugged and practical, but the industry that produces and markets it is yoked to traditional fashion cycles. Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoked
Verb
  • Mysterio finally connected with 619 followed by a Frog Splash for the win.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Officials said activities connected to people ‒ from fireworks to carelessly discarded cigarettes ‒ have sparked 75% of wildfires in Utah in 2026.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • For the project, scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, directly coupled concentrating photovoltaic cells with proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer cells.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
  • The stock market has become more strongly coupled to the Fed.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • The structural glazing is cleverly integrated into the hull and superstructure, with each pane of glass uniquely shaped and tinted to blend seamlessly with the steel and aluminum.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
  • After President Harry Truman integrated our military in 1948, the Army tried the color-blind approach.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Law enforcement also linked Sanchez-Munoz to a June 11 shooting in which a vehicle occupied by an adult and a child was hit by gunfire in the area of Seventh Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • Bryant said fast-growing counties in the Central Valley tend to have lower rates of college attainment, which research has consistently linked to lower voter participation.
    Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Denver's Centennial Gardens abruptly closed over a year ago, and the gates have been chained ever since, leaving residents with questions like why and what's next.
    Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • He was chained and dragged behind a motorcycle.
    Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The tiny round succulent beads on a string of pearl plant resemble pearls strung on a necklace.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
  • Walking in the historic center of the city—where motorbikes flash by on narrow streets, laundry hangs from balconies, and giant pennants of the city’s team are strung high overhead—one witnesses several devotional Maradona tableaux.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

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“Yoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoked. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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