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
This ensures the pieces interlock, allowing the rest of the flooring to install with ease.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
They are built by placing and interlocking stones without the use of a mortar or binding agent.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
In any case, only a few writers, strikingly almost all of non-Western ancestry, have taken the risk of pointing out truths distorted or concealed by interlocking class and ideological interests.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
These interlocking tiles are easy to assemble, offering shock absorption and noise reduction.
—Nora Colomer
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
They are built by placing and interlocking stones without the use of a mortar or binding agent.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
In any case, only a few writers, strikingly almost all of non-Western ancestry, have taken the risk of pointing out truths distorted or concealed by interlocking class and ideological interests.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
These interlocking tiles are easy to assemble, offering shock absorption and noise reduction.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlock
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There, Micheli helps students engage in social-emotional learning, critical life skills and mental health support, connecting with volunteers, community leaders and wellness professionals to create a space where Saturday Hoops students feel empowered.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Oxbow Bridge has been destroyed by fire, cutting off a key route that connects the rural Arizona community of Cibola in La Paz County to California.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But as an unstable climate delivers too little water, careening temperatures and chaotic storms, the fates of human food production and birds are ever more linked—with the same climate anomalies that harm birds hurting agriculture too.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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His post came a day after Republican Sen. Tom Cotton sent an open letter to Intel’s board raising questions about Tan’s connections to semiconductor firms that are allegedly linked to the Chinese government and military.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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After that, Trump would join Putin and Zelenskyy for a discussion aimed at pushingthe two warring sides closer together.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Under the terms of the agreements, Kutcher will join Soho House’s board of directors.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
19 Aug. 2025
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The idea stuck, and after a late-night search I was hooked.—
Ashley Kennedy,
Robb Report,
14 Aug. 2025
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She was immediately hooked, but spreading the salsa gospel to her friends was a challenge.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Colossal losses at its streaming division combined with a string of costly box office duds led to Disney’s stock price crashing to an almost 10-year low of $81.72 in April this year.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Turmeric topical products combined with traditional medical therapies may minimize psoriasis flares.10 6.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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Public rails that settle around the clock can dovetail with private PayFi wallets, offering consumer safeguards familiar from card schemes while keeping open-source efficiency under the hood.—
Alvin Kan,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The club wanted a midfielder to partner Boubacar Kamara, somebody who was able to dovetail while offering more progression and attacking output than the France international.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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On some models, these may be raised handles or integrated into the frame of the tray.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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There's no belt drive; the 400 V hybrid system powers the air conditioning electrically now via its 1.9 kWh lithium-ion battery, and the water pump is integrated into the engine block.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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