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 Crew Module side hatch cover is removed, and the seals are greased, cleaned and inspected before the 500-pound hatch door is shut and latched using special tools, including a socket wrench and ratchet.
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Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
While some Summer House viewers immediately latched onto the first rumblings of a more-than-friend connection — care of the sometimes-reliable Deuxmoi — others worked hard to find non-fire explanations for the smoke.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
Wagler is probably the easiest name for Nets fans to latch onto in this group.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Funny, isn’t it, how people latch onto one thing and not another?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026
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Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
While some Summer House viewers immediately latched onto the first rumblings of a more-than-friend connection — care of the sometimes-reliable Deuxmoi — others worked hard to find non-fire explanations for the smoke.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
Wagler is probably the easiest name for Nets fans to latch onto in this group.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Funny, isn’t it, how people latch onto one thing and not another?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch
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The robot version is 2-D, hanging like a pane of glass across the middle of the plate.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The lobby itself channels an open veranda (a nod to Charleston’s plethora of breeze-catching porches), with gauzy drapes, silent ceiling fans, and even a hanging swing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 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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Protect against teeth grinding, clenching and enamel damage with custom dental solutions from ClearClub.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Huddled close in Orion, the four astronauts reached out to clasp hands as Glover finished speaking.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
6 Apr. 2026
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The oversized coat featured a single button along the collar, which Zendaya wore clasped over her cotton-poplin skirt, creating a voluminous silhouette with an airy effect.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Bae carefully examines the cotton jacket before moving in to pin it, circling the customer like a sculptor with a chisel.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Lay it over the area, and use small garden stakes or staples to pin it in place.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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His two-out, two-run double off Bryan Baker gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead in the eighth but Tampa Bay tied the score in the bottom half when Nick Fortes doubled leading off against Max Fried and scored on Yandy Díaz’s infield hit, a high-hopper to first baseman Ben Rice.—
Kristie Ackert,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Amen Thompson had a career-high 41 points and Kevin Durant added 33 for the Rockets, who have clinched a playoff berth but are still playing for postseason seeding.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Payton Pritchard finished with 21 points and 10 assists for Boston, which clinched the Atlantic Division.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Stir miso paste into soups after removing them from the heat to preserve the probiotics.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
8 Apr. 2026
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For many adults, the beauty book triggered memories of a pre-social-media childhood spent cutting pictures out of magazines and pasting them into notebooks.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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In Pennsylvania, attorney Ben Post, whose firm is listed in court filings as defense counsel in 16 Prospect malpractice lawsuits, filed motions late last year seeking to clamp a stay on several malpractice cases.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Needing a stop, Aaron Gordon clamped De’Aaron Fox to force an air-ball at the shot clock buzzer.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Latch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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