as in penitentiaries
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
some lowlife who had been in and out of hock most of his adult life
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as in pawns
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts
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Recent Examples of hocks
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
There’s not a lot of meat on ham hocks, but there’s a lot of skin and bone, which after a long simmer infuse the potlikker with collagen, like a rich bone broth.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hocks
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s border advisor, Tom Homan, announced Thursday that federal authorities would wind down immigration crackdowns in Minnesota, but only if agents were given access to jails to seize undocumented immigrants for deportation.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The government is now looking for cooperation from local jails.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Because of the low reactivity of fluorine, when KL-50 deposits fluoroethyl groups onto the cells, the crosslinks are slow to form.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Designed to melt instantly into skin, all of this is spun into a lightweight cream that deposits medium, buildable luminous matte coverage meant to last for up to 16 hours.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said other issues remain to be resolved between the two countries, including the fate of Lebanese believed to have been disappeared into Syrian prisons during Assad's rule and the demarcation of the border between the two countries.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Under Evers' plan to overhaul the state's system of prisons, the youth prison will be converted into a facility housing adult inmates.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The trademarks cover dozens of products and services, including makeup, body oils, sunglasses, pens, holdalls, electric train sets, leather goods, shoes, tote bags and music, the IPO records show.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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Gensler is looking into implementing writing rooms — replete with pens and paper.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Technologically, the Gen 3 4NE1 features high-torque joints, a lifting capacity of up to 100 kilograms, and a patented artificial skin that detects proximity to prevent collisions.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Calf raises bulk up calf strength and flexibility, helping stabilize the ankle and knee joints.—
Gretchen Reynolds,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Hocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hocks. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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