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
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
Made with two hocks and bacon, the greens and the potlikker are powerfully rich and savory.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hocks
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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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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As a result, families are struggling with the rising cost of living, limited access to county services, unsafe conditions in county jails, and aging infrastructure that has not been maintained.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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He was taken to the ICE detention facility in Broadview and eventually transferred to other jails in several states, where he was denied access to heart medication over more than two months while in custody, according to his declaration.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The Interceptor sucks in trash and deposits it in large bins that, once full, are shipped off for appropriate disposal—and in an interesting twist, an afterlife as material for new car production.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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The technology deposits conductive and dielectric inks simultaneously, producing integrated 3D electronic structures with micro-scale precision.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Five men, all with histories of being in and out of state and federal prisons, would be implicated in the gold caper and hit with other charges in the 2010s.—
Jay Weaver
May 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Speculation about the property’s future has lingered since the federal prisons bureau announced FCI Dublin’s closure in 2024, amid a torrent of lawsuits by past and current inmates claiming years of systemic abuse at the hands of the prison’s staff.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Stock the table with blank sheets of paper and envelopes to write on and decorate with colorful pens, stickers, stamps, and stencils.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2026
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Vaping refers to the practice of inhaling vapor through e-cigarettes or vape pens.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Early symptoms of the disease include fever, aches in the muscles and joints, severe headache, fatigue and sore throat.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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What begins as mild soreness can gradually progress into a more persistent problem as strain accumulates in the spine, joints and tendons.—
Dr. Kęstutis Braziulis,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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“Hocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hocks. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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