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
Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
That’s a world in which Democrats might be able to actually pare back the GOP majority to 51 and embolden Republican senators who are already chafing under the MAGA yoke.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
To yoke those antennas together into a single powerful telescope will require state-of-the-art amplification and signal processing (more on that later).
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
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Noun
But Knox, who was wrongly imprisoned during her 2007 study abroad semester in Perugia, Italy, twice convicted, and ultimately exonerated for the murder of her housemate Meredith Kercher, may never climb out from under the yoke of public opinion.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
That’s a world in which Democrats might be able to actually pare back the GOP majority to 51 and embolden Republican senators who are already chafing under the MAGA yoke.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Children could survive being yoked to the value of humanity as a whole.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
To yoke those antennas together into a single powerful telescope will require state-of-the-art amplification and signal processing (more on that later).
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
Noun
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States gained additional representation in Congress and in the Electoral College, thereby entrenching slavery in the national political framework.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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By Scott Spillman The book is less about slavery than about how Americans have thought, written, and wrestled with it for more than 200 years.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Heiss felt toward the relationship between them a kind of atavistic idealism, which connected the experience to relationships between the Greek erastes and eromenos.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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This delivery and presence is wholly original but feels connected to this history and craft of standup.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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The court declared that this man was free and could not be held in bondage.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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Reverend Back says Easter is the oldest of Christian celebrations, Jesus’s tradition of Passover, according to Hebrews — from bondage into freedom and for Christians — from death into life.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since even the 1981 movie’s most laudatory reviews suggested Alda had shot several episodes of television and strung them together, the switch in mediums is an easy fit.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2025
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Ukraine has accused Putin of hiding his intention to continue the war, and of stringing Trump along on a peace deal.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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While the idea of being coupled up by one's thirties is frequently glorified online, Pat, who works in a corporate job, wants to focus on herself.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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This is an excellent period to focus on dating if single or increasing the spark in your rapport if coupled up.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wilson responded, first disagreeing with Lackey’s assessment of the association between involuntary servitude in prisons and slavery.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Broken shackles lie underneath the statue’s drapery, to symbolize the end of all types of servitude and oppression.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This means instilling a culture of accountability, ensuring employees are educated on security best practices, and integrating cybersecurity training into daily operations.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Google's decision to integrate the service with Gmail led to a litany of privacy issues that landed the company in court.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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The project, which includes a five-star hotel and a residential estate, was developed by a company linked to Prayudh’s PM Group.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Previously, the cosmic production of gold has only been linked to neutron star collisions.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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