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to fit (two or more things) together securely
She interlocked her fingers with his.
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Recent Examples of interlocking
And their interlocking nature is a standard form of creating monograms.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Both regions see land, food, and energy as interlocking competitiveness challenges.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Trick ‘r Treat was unceremoniously dumped straight to DVD in 2009, but the film — an anthology set on Halloween night that tells interlocking spooky tales starring Dylan Baker, Anna Paquin, and Brian Cox — managed to become a cult classic regardless.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
In another video of the incident cited by CNN, the woman had been seen interlocking her arms with a man believed to be her husband who had been detained.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Nestled behind walls and a double interlocking iron gate, the blocky and angular structure offers a total of six bedrooms and seven baths in 11,800 square feet on three levels accented throughout with travertine and skylights.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Snap-together play mats feature a basic design composed of interlocking foam tiles that look like puzzle pieces.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
They are always curled up together like two interlocking puzzle pieces.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
The World’s First Interlocking Water Bottle At the center of One Water’s debut is its proprietary interlocking bottle technology, the first of its kind in the bottled water industry.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Both regions see land, food, and energy as interlocking competitiveness challenges.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Trick ‘r Treat was unceremoniously dumped straight to DVD in 2009, but the film — an anthology set on Halloween night that tells interlocking spooky tales starring Dylan Baker, Anna Paquin, and Brian Cox — managed to become a cult classic regardless.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
In another video of the incident cited by CNN, the woman had been seen interlocking her arms with a man believed to be her husband who had been detained.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Nestled behind walls and a double interlocking iron gate, the blocky and angular structure offers a total of six bedrooms and seven baths in 11,800 square feet on three levels accented throughout with travertine and skylights.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Snap-together play mats feature a basic design composed of interlocking foam tiles that look like puzzle pieces.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
They are always curled up together like two interlocking puzzle pieces.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
The World’s First Interlocking Water Bottle At the center of One Water’s debut is its proprietary interlocking bottle technology, the first of its kind in the bottled water industry.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlocking
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The project aims to double road capacity across the Thames, ease congestion at the Dartford Crossing, and provide a direct freight route linking the South East ports, the Midlands, and the North.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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By linking enrichment, missile capabilities, and support for Palestinian resistance, the senior cleric reinforces a hard-line posture that could further complicate diplomatic efforts and destabilize the region.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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Upon connecting with the link and entering the code, the recipient is presented with a drag-and-drop target for sharing files with the requester.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Left out of Chelsea’s Champions League squad a day after joining, before being drafted in after Essugo’s injury.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Prior to joining Paramount, Aronson served as domestic distribution chief at 20th Century Fox, until the Walt Disney Company bought the studio in 2018.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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The answer against Florida and Missouri was McConkey, who had his two best games of the year, combining for 13 catches and 230 yards.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Contributions from dancer Elena Toupalidou, poet Lily Ashley, chef Dalad Kambhu and others distilled the brand’s archive into eight life chapters, combining creativity, perception and craft.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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Packaging refers to the process of protecting and interconnecting semiconductors with one another and with other components.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Fun for the whole family Carnival Festivale is focusing heavily on families with 1,000 interconnecting rooms.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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For adQuadrant, integrating AI branding tools significantly elevated creative output, by enabling quicker ad experimentation and empowering the team to consistently deliver impactful campaigns.—
Derya Matras,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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It’s command structure also transcends traditional nation-state borders by integrating Iranian, Lebanese and Iraqi commanders.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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During a familiarly frenetic summer of incomings and outgoings (hat tip Strasbourg) at Chelsea, new recruit Joao Pedro has made a dream start to life in West London, already dovetailing well with compatriot and teenage star Estevao.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Numerical simulations and a theoretical quantum model validated the experimental results, confirming that the two phonon modes were indeed in the ultrastrong coupling regime.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Forcing athletes to find new affordances within various constraints makes perception-action coupling more efficient.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Interlocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlocking. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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