as in to hang
to close or secure (something, such as a door) with a latch
latch the gate
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Recent Examples of latch
For much of the season, Coop slides open unlocked doors or follows YouTube tutorials when locks are actually latched.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
State and local bans on trans girls in K-12 and college sports continue to proliferate across the U.S., as conservatives have latched onto the topic as a useful wedge issue against LGBTQ+ rights.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 4 Apr. 2025
And my daughter loves Eva and has latched onto her and just sees herself in her.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
More recently, Chinese creators have come to dominate the market as TikTok and its Chinese equivalent Douyin have latched onto the trend, which is now also being explored by Chinese streamers such as iQIYI, platforms that had previously opted for more tradition longform series.
—Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
State and local bans on trans girls in K-12 and college sports continue to proliferate across the U.S., as conservatives have latched onto the topic as a useful wedge issue against LGBTQ+ rights.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 4 Apr. 2025
And my daughter loves Eva and has latched onto her and just sees herself in her.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
More recently, Chinese creators have come to dominate the market as TikTok and its Chinese equivalent Douyin have latched onto the trend, which is now also being explored by Chinese streamers such as iQIYI, platforms that had previously opted for more tradition longform series.
—Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch
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This hanging egg chair adds both comfort and style to your space and comes in multiple cushion colors, including green, blue, gray, beige, and cream.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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The corpses started appearing in the early 2000s, hanging from overpasses with threats scrawled on their shirts.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
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This movement relaxes the jaw and keeps you from clenching or grinding.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
26 Mar. 2025
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My anxiety climbed, heart racing and head pounding as my jaw clenched tightly.—
Elizabeth Price,
Vox,
22 Jan. 2025
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Avoid crossing your arms or clasping them behind you when receiving questions.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday, Melania Trump announced her own meme coin with a black-and-white photo of the First Lady smiling and with her hands clasped in front of her face, as if in thanks.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2025
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But after the 1980s brooches fell out of fashion, only seen on much older women who’d pin a brooch on the lapel of their oversized jackets to celebrate one holiday or another.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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One of these is the password spraying attack, specifically targeting cloud tenants in the education sector, that has now been pinned on the Storm-1977 threat group.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Waters/Agassi partnership ground out rallies but the teenagers persevered and tied the match.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The doc examines Naomi Judd’s complicated bond with her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, that both tied them together and drove them apart.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
3 May 2025
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The swimmer then went on to clinch the silver medal in the event at the Paris Olympics.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Lortie clinched her team’s championship with a spike on match point moments after Venice’s No. 2 tandem of Catherine Campbell and Adelaide Groff completed their 21-10, 21-18 victory over Taft’s Francine Baltazar-Shine and Ionna Relorcasa one court over.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Feel free to copy and paste it to your pre-baby-meeting group chats, or use it as a jumping off point for your own personal message.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
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Repurposing content is smart, but copying and pasting the same content everywhere is not.—
Natalie Nathanson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Stimson worked quickly, cutting across the tissue of the thigh and clamping bleeding vessels along the way.—
Catherine Musemeche,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Begin by clamping at the root and work your way down the hair shaft in one-to-two-inch sections, holding each for just a few seconds, to achieve the look.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Latch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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