LATCHING Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

latching

verb

present participle of latch

as in clenching

to close or secure (something, such as a door) with a latch latch the gate

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Recent Examples of latching The fence should have a self-closing, self-latching gate and be at least 4 feet tall. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Berhalter tied the score again four minutes into the second half, latching onto a loose ball at the top of the penalty area and one-hopping a right-footed shot just inside the near post. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 As the president and his fellow Republicans try to balance a pro-tech agenda with constituents’ concerns, at least one key administration official and several GOP lawmakers are latching onto the reports of foreign influence campaigns. — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 22 June 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 Leslie Mann delivers a heartwarming performance as a woman drifting through a midlife reset, latching onto two college students locked in a subtle competition for her attention. — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026 The strategy is paying off, with an increasing number of listeners latching onto Toledo’s great versions of these soul/pop/R&B classics. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026 Fifth-place Monaco grabbed a second goal 10 minutes into the second half when midfielder Aleksandr Golovin, who had just come on, slid the ball into the bottom corner after latching onto a cross from the right. — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 Now, some are latching onto the wave of anti-OpenAI sentiment to voice broader critiques of the company. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for latching

Verb

Janet held the phone away from her ear, clenching her teeth against Maggie’s booming voice.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
His workouts, jaw-clenching pull-ups and all, regularly appear on social media.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of clenching

Verb

One of the two men accused of zip-tying and holding hostage two national forest employees last week had a violent criminal charge dismissed because of overcrowding in the state’s mental health facilities, a Washington prosecutor said.

— Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Just a fraction of an inch can separate a player from hitting a flyball to left field and, say, tying a franchise record for career home runs.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of tying

Verb

Winning the 2023 Nations League was an encouraging start, while clinching Euro 2024 in sparkling fashion delivered on that promise on the big stage.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Its lineup is surprisingly fashion-forward, frequently clinching the American Podiatric Medical Association’s Seal of Acceptance while speaking to today’s top trends.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

Definition of clinching

Verb

Posting The Same Exact Content Across Platforms The top mistake is not understanding the differences between the social media platforms and copying and pasting the same content across all of them.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
With buckets of glue in hand, families and friends have taken to pasting images of the victims across the city to make sure they’re not forgotten.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026

Definition of pasting

Verb

The headphones uses a 12-point through-bolt construction, with 12 screws clamping the housing assembly from the outer housing to the front plate.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Firefighters quickly tended to mother and baby, clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, and both were transported in stable condition to the hospital.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of clamping

Verb

After falsely bending the knee to Daemon (Matt Smith), pretending to swear fealty to Rhaenyra, and handing over a decoy Daeron, Ormund decamped with his army to the unfortified market town of Tumbleton.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 July 2026
There was something so sinister about FIFA pushing the idea of diversity while bending the knee to a government working to discard the real thing.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026