as in linked
to fit (two or more things) together securely
She interlocked her fingers with his.
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Recent Examples of interlocked
One, in black and white, showed two women, standing defiantly, with their arms interlocked and their backs pressed against each other.
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New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
According to another video of the incident cited by CNN, the woman was seen with her arms interlocked with a man, understood to be her husband, as he was being detained.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
According to another video of the incident cited by CNN, the woman was seen with her arms interlocked with a man, understood to be her husband, as he was being detained.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlocked
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However, investigators linked Wuornos to the murder after she and her partner, Tyria Moore, were seen abandoning Siems' car.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Air pollution from wildfire smoke was also linked to a record 154,000 deaths last year.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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The canal connected increasingly specialized regions in the early US, explains historian Roger Ransom.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Coming off of a Game 4 performance in the NLCS which still has baseball fans marveling, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani connected on a two-run home run in the next half inning to cut into the Jays’ big lead.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nielsen also has expanded its out-of-home coverage since those venues were integrated with the national TV ratings panel in fall 2020.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mix until the ingredients are well integrated.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, Kim and North joined forces for another mother-daughter costume, this time dressing as characters from the rom-com Clueless.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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More than 600 Middlebury students had also joined an online group to share updates of the extensive effort to find Smith, WPTZ reported.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pair combined excellently, sometimes with one-twos, and Eze repeatedly slotted through balls for Mateta to score on the angle.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hot water combined with harsh, abrasive dishwasher detergents will damage the finish on some types of pans.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Afterall, our struggles have always been interconnected in the fight for bodily autonomy.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
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These cities were interconnected by the world's first super-highway system, with these ruins being among the 51 pre-Hispanic Mayan cities created around 3,000 years ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Over time, paranormal tourism hooked them.—
Aaron Sagers,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hardly a fortune, but Arthur and Islas were hooked.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Johnson says the concussion affected his ability to concentrate and even altered his personality that year, which dovetailed with the release of his 2010 double album, The Guitar Song.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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The move dovetailed with its goal to generate 30% of its annual revenues from content produced in other languages aside from Spanish.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Interlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlocked. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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