as in to connect
to fit (two or more things) together securely
She interlocked her fingers with his.
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Recent Examples of interlock
The raffia style has the same double strap design and slight platform with plain gold hardware instead of the interlocking pearl Cs.
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Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Some of that can be ascribed to the COVID-era delays of the incredibly complicated and seemingly endless productions of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning and The Final Reckoning, which were planned as two interlocking movies and which began filming before the pandemic.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Honored, the Blue Jackets forward came up with a design — two interlocking hockey sticks with doves above them and the Gaudreau family name across the middle — that ultimately went on the race shirts and medals.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 June 2025
His most recent pictures, The French Dispatch and Asteroid City, have used complicated interlocking story structures to deal with mortality, existential dread, and tyranny.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
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Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Some of that can be ascribed to the COVID-era delays of the incredibly complicated and seemingly endless productions of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning and The Final Reckoning, which were planned as two interlocking movies and which began filming before the pandemic.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Honored, the Blue Jackets forward came up with a design — two interlocking hockey sticks with doves above them and the Gaudreau family name across the middle — that ultimately went on the race shirts and medals.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 June 2025
His most recent pictures, The French Dispatch and Asteroid City, have used complicated interlocking story structures to deal with mortality, existential dread, and tyranny.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlock
Verb
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The island would be connected to the mainland via a causeway that gave them access during low tide.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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The virus has mutated substantially on the mainland, on the other side of the causeway connecting the humans’ new island home.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Willy’s thing for Mao was closely linked to his earnest feminism.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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The clever manipulation of breaking off kelp and then using it as a deliberate tool is another thing altogether – something very clearly not linked to social hunting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
Verb
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The Pole is entering the last year of his contract signed when joining from Bayern Munich in the ‘economic levers’ summer of 2022, and Barca as of yet has no natural heir for him other than winger Ferran Torres or Dani Olmo playing as a false 9.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Most days, she was joined by a varied group of supporters—family, friends, parliamentarians, NGO representatives, and advocates from across the globe.—
Margaret Busby
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Florida recently banned kids under 14 from having social media accounts entirely, while other states have targeted specific features such as endless scrolling or push notifications designed to keep kids hooked.—
Meg Leta Jones,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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Flamengo had a great chance to take the lead at the start of the second half when Gonzalo Plata couldn’t hook the ball in from close-range.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The configuration combines to produce 200 horsepower.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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This gentle yet effective face wash combines the clarifying power of tea tree oil with salicylic acid to keep breakouts at bay without stripping your skin.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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This deployment of military personnel in a U.S. city also dovetails with the expansion of executive power characteristic of autocratic leaders.—
Jeremy Pressman,
The Conversation,
15 June 2025
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Zuckerberg has also started pushing Meta toward defense contracts, and Scale’s government arm could dovetail with those efforts (though as Forbes previously reported, that part of its business has previously struggled to gain traction).—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The publicly available data dashboard, unveiled by officials on Tuesday, integrates information from police, the court system, jails and prisons with the goal of creating a fuller picture of how cases move through the system from start to finish.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Additionally, Strava, a digital activity tracking app, is integrated into routes around the resort.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
28 June 2025
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The group is closely intermeshed with the Taliban and its leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani, was appointed as a deputy in the Taliban back in 2015.—
Zachary Halaschak,
Washington Examiner,
15 May 2020
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China and Japan are also both set to take financial hits from the virus, which has disrupted their intermeshed manufacturing and battered tourism.—
Isabel Reynolds,
Bloomberg.com,
5 May 2020
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“Interlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlock. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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