latch

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Recent Examples on the Web And that was one of the key themes everybody latched onto. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024 Hundreds of tiny bristles latch onto hair, pulling it off your surfaces and stuffing it into a dustbin built into the bottom of the roller with just a few gentle swipes. Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 Fans latched onto her chemistry with Garfield since their first red-carpet interview and really fixated on the possibility of the two of them dating after their Viral 2023 Golden Globes interaction. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024 Republicans latched onto the controversy, tying a jump in McDonald’s menu prices to Biden’s economic policy in a bid to win over voters fed up with inflation. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for latch 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch
Verb
  • The logo of Syria’s military-intelligence agency hung by the front door.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Bremer mixes antique touches, like a clawfoot tub, with futuristic ones: smack dab in the middle of the living room hangs a fire orb.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Try to get back to sleep faster than that, by clenching your eyes tightly shut and going back to sleep in a hurry.
    Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Try a gel or roller pen to minimize clenching and gripping.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 31 July 2024
Verb
  • At one point, Dion cradled Adele’s face, clasped Adele’s hand to her right cheek and kissed it, then leaned in for a last few words.
    Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Place your forearms on the ground, with your elbows under your shoulders and palms clasped together, forming a fist.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The Greenspan Commission on Social Security Reform was established to investigate the issues and deliver a solution that would extend its solvency well into the future—originally pinned at 2060, almost 80 years in the future.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Despite his pleas, Tyson then remained pinned to the ground, motionless, for an extended period before officers checked for his pulse and initiated CPR.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Murfree, meanwhile, has argued for shifting the timing of the season, and for opportunistically moving games based on weather, making baseball less tied to place.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Notably, his data found that very few executives of S&P 500 companies mentioned Harris or Trump by name, talking about the race more broadly. ‘Prudent’ clients Multiple companies cited a feeling of unpredictability tied to the presidential race among consumers and business clients.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The Dodgers clinched the title Wednesday night by coming back from a 5-0 deficit to score a 7-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Four years ago, Biden handily clinched the Golden State with 63.5% of votes cast to Trump’s 34.3%.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Sanrio’s sales soared almost immediately as her image was pasted onto toys, stickers and much else.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Grab the Logitech coupon code that was sent to your inbox and paste it in the box at checkout for 15% off your purchase.
    Molly Higgins, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • At a site just upstream from the inn, Hampton tied a rope to a railroad tie, ran it through a pulley attached to the claw of a bulldozer and clamped the other end to this raft.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The fingertip clamps doctors use to measure oxygen levels in the blood, for example, work by measuring the absorption of different wavelengths of light to estimate the blood oxygen level.
    Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024

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“Latch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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