as in clenched
to close or secure (something, such as a door) with a latch
latch the gate
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Recent Examples of latched
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
However, the press tour for it did have one particular tidbit people latched onto.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2025
The vacation house has sat vacant over the long winter months, the windows latched tight against cobras and the clever fingers of baboons.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Away from the spotlight, these two took the best from their rivalry, rather than the worst moments the public latched onto.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
All of those hours of manual cross-platform searches and spreadsheet wrangling have kept prospecting slow and turned big business decisions into analytic leaps of faith, which were, at best, latched to third-party intel.
—Albert Lie, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Two pit bulls latched onto Avery, tugging her like a rag doll.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Everyone has a preferred sandal style, and my mom has latched onto the Birkenstock Arizona sandals.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
Parents have latched onto the story as a mirror of their own worst fears.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Angelina Liu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
However, the press tour for it did have one particular tidbit people latched onto.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2025
The vacation house has sat vacant over the long winter months, the windows latched tight against cobras and the clever fingers of baboons.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Away from the spotlight, these two took the best from their rivalry, rather than the worst moments the public latched onto.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
All of those hours of manual cross-platform searches and spreadsheet wrangling have kept prospecting slow and turned big business decisions into analytic leaps of faith, which were, at best, latched to third-party intel.
—Albert Lie, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Two pit bulls latched onto Avery, tugging her like a rag doll.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Everyone has a preferred sandal style, and my mom has latched onto the Birkenstock Arizona sandals.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
Parents have latched onto the story as a mirror of their own worst fears.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latched
Verb
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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
Verb
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Musk and Tesla’s fans on Wall Street stress that the future value of company is tied to its self-driving technology and robotaxi plans.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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For the time being, Dragon and Cygnus cargo missions are each tied to the success of the Falcon 9.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes pasted over legitimate ones have all become part of the modern fraud playbook.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That missile may have AJ Lee and Brock Lesnar’s picture pasted on the side of it.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The expansion franchise had clinched its postseason berth with an 84-80 victory over Dallas, but failed to move up in the standings.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Italy led 1-0 deep into second half stoppage time before England equalized and then clinched the victory with a 119th-minute goal.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the end, before Fallon reappeared, all pep and cheer, Forge clasped his hands together and closed his eyes, as if locked in prayer.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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There were only two worshippers, one in the water, hands clasped in prayer, and the other seated on the bottommost step, looking intently toward the river or maybe at the other bather.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Also, treat operational maintenance as a growth lever, not as tech debt, because speed is achieved when reliability is baked into the process, not bolted on.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Many of the plants have bolted or gone to seed or withered in the heat.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Miami once again clamped up the Lions’ offense, leading to a 21-yard Jason Sanders field goal on the subsequent drive that pushed the Dolphins’ lead to 24-17.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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From remixes to memes to emotional fan reactions, the film claimed a fiercely loyal and notably young audience that arguably hasn’t connected with anything this strongly in years.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Latched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latched. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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