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
An own goal gave Rennes an early lead and Jordan forward Mousa Al-Tamari latched onto a long ball to lob the goalkeeper in the 25th minute.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Bad things happen when an AI chatbot latches onto one of your neuroses.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
Here against Casa Pia, for example, Suarez sets off at speed as soon as the ball breaks loose, latching onto an outside-of-the-boot pass with a run into the channels that is reminiscent of Gyokeres at Sporting last season.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Investigators believe that as the bar was closing, Parkhurst either hid somewhere in the establishment, or re-entered through a door and latched it behind him, the affidavit said.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Bad things happen when an AI chatbot latches onto one of your neuroses.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
Here against Casa Pia, for example, Suarez sets off at speed as soon as the ball breaks loose, latching onto an outside-of-the-boot pass with a run into the channels that is reminiscent of Gyokeres at Sporting last season.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Investigators believe that as the bar was closing, Parkhurst either hid somewhere in the establishment, or re-entered through a door and latched it behind him, the affidavit said.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch
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But Izzo hung tough to strand six runners.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Toronto countered with two in the third when Davis Schneider walked and Guerrero crushed a hanging changeup 430 feet to center for his second homer this season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The two of them clench in the car, waiting to be let through the border.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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May watched, jaw clenched, arms crossed, eyes glassy.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Another girl, Donna Jo, apparently naked on a back-yard lawn, holds several small, round pieces of fruit, still on their leafy branch, clasped to her chest like a trophy.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Features included with the subscription include the ability to send premium stickers, set new app themes, add a custom app icon, pin up to 20 chats instead of the usual three, set premium ringtones, and options to upgrade your chat lists.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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Boda claimed that doctors were unable to pin her cancer to a specific cause — but told her that smoking and vaping definitely didn’t help.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Bregman wasn’t fazed by it, slugging a game-tying home run in the eighth inning Friday for his first marquee moment in a Cubs uniform.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Up next The Hawks head to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday for Game 5 with the series tied 2-2.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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City will have one eye on clinching the FA Cup trophy for the third time in eight years, while Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final clashes with Atletico Madrid will take plenty out of them physically and mentally.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Martinez had a three-run double and drove in four runs overall Friday as Cypress beat Foothill, 8-5, to clinch at least a share of the Crestview League championship.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Even two years ago, hackers could take the details of a disclosure and paste it into ChatGPT, then tell the bot to scan a public database of source code such as GitHub for other patterns which could then be exploited.—
Parmy Olson,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
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While traditional wallpaper is meticulously pasted to a wall, peel-and-stick attaches quickly with an adhesive backing.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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Suspend trailing pothos or ferns from hooks that clamp onto an overhang, or use tension rods to create a floating curtain of greenery.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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The same gloved hand that had reached through the broken window clamped around her calf.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Latch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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