as in to hang
to close or secure (something, such as a door) with a latch
latch the gate
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Recent Examples of latch
The robotic submarine latches onto the hull of friendly ships or submarines, conserving energy while traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to distant mission areas.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Naval warfare goes a bit clingy as Lockheed Martin unveils its robotic Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV), which can hitch a ride on friendly ships or submarines by latching onto their hulls to conserve power.
—David Szondy
february 09, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
Tie the bands together, attach a paper clip to each end, then pull it around the broom and latch the paper clips together.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Some bright minds are already latching onto this idea.
—Anthony Digiorgio, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Naval warfare goes a bit clingy as Lockheed Martin unveils its robotic Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV), which can hitch a ride on friendly ships or submarines by latching onto their hulls to conserve power.
—David Szondy
february 09, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
Tie the bands together, attach a paper clip to each end, then pull it around the broom and latch the paper clips together.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Some bright minds are already latching onto this idea.
—Anthony Digiorgio, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch
Verb
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Most people today will want to install a TV in the living room and over the mantel is the most logistical place to hang a screen.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
17 Feb. 2026
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Warned by her uncle Mordechai, Esther told the king that Haman, the royal vizier, wanted to hang all the Hebrews.—
Judith Levy,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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As the comedy progresses, its buoyant tone clenches and darkens, and the plot bends and lurches, in ways that, to me, felt unnecessarily punitive toward both Haru and the audience.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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My stomach clenched with worry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Lindo laughs, clasps his hands together and raises them.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Place your forearms on the ground, with your elbows under your shoulders and palms clasped together, forming a fist.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Don't worry about getting pin-straight lines—a little movement gives them a relaxed vibe.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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Navarro sought to pin the blame for soaring costs on former President Joe Biden, who left office over a year ago.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Richardo Gonzalez and Justin Leonard are tied for third, four shots behind Toms.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Second baseman Cole Cramer singled to score Franco and tie the game.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The winner would clinch a high state playoff seed and home-court advantage into the later rounds, and the loser would fall to a lower seed in their respective brackets.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Megan Keller's sudden-death goal in overtime clinched the gold.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Otlet first experimented with cutting lines out of books and pasting them onto index cards.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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The women’s hockey team is 1-0 after pasting Czechia, known also as Czech Republic, 5-1.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For astro shooters, this is unlikely to be a major drawback, and for other shooters, there's always another way to use a filter, with a bit of creativity or using an alternative clamping system.—
Tantse Walter,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The blacksmith clamped this tang into the hilt and secured it with rivets, reported Archaeology News.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Latch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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