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
Damiana Humphrey was waist-deep in the water with her siblings when a shark latched onto her hand.
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Angelina Liu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Sanders failed to latch onto the Buccaneers’ or anyone else’s practice squad as he was waived.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
If not, Turnbull will at least hope to latch onto an organization for the final month of the season to audition for a major league contract in 2026.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Online videos and orientation make the process easy to learn, and the team is there to guide the way through situations such as when the kitten is not latching or going to the bathroom.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Angelina Liu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Sanders failed to latch onto the Buccaneers’ or anyone else’s practice squad as he was waived.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
If not, Turnbull will at least hope to latch onto an organization for the final month of the season to audition for a major league contract in 2026.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Online videos and orientation make the process easy to learn, and the team is there to guide the way through situations such as when the kitten is not latching or going to the bathroom.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch
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Steele hung there pretending to be dead for two hours before managing to cut the chute lines and make his way to safety.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Better yet, keep it in your gardening apron or hang a spray bottle on your garden gate.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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And then there’s Eros, also known as Cupid, who flies away with his little buttocks clenched at the least hint of a rational process.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yang Guoliang said, his hands clenched in fists.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Next page, clasping hands with Schweitzer in her satin, white wedding dress with a rose bouquet.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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After arriving on the scene, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ran toward the sanctuary and was later seen clasping his hands outside on the church steps.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Chris Jericho flexes while attempting to pin Bandido at AEW Dynasty.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Bundys’ statement said Finicum did not ram a law enforcement vehicle, pin a special agent or attempt to shoot Oregon State Police.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Through two games, the Ragin’ Cajuns have held opponents to an average of 12 points per game — a mark that’s tied for the best in the Sun Belt.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The other way to address Africa’s borrowing challenges, Loyiso Tyabashe, chief executive of the South Africa Nuclear Energy Corporation, told Semafor, is tied to execution.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Europe staged one of the greatest comebacks in Ryder Cup history, winning eight matches and halving another to clinch the Cup by half a point.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Storm clinched their spot in the playoffs and eliminated the Los Angeles Sparks from contention.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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In another study, students using AI to revise their essays scored higher than those revising without AI, often by simply copying and pasting sentences from ChatGPT.—
Brian W. Stone,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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Then copy and paste the selection into a text file, note or email.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of the two animals ended up with part of Hohl's head inside its mouth, with its jaws clamped around his cheek and skull, while the other clamped onto his left ankle.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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But that brief period of openness and luxury ended quickly, with international sanctions clamping back down in 2003.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Latch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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