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as in certainty
one that is certain to succeed
the governor is regarded as a lock for his party's presidential nomination
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Recent Examples of lock
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Apply lotion or cream soon after bathing to lock in hydration.
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Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Paraguay needed to avoid defeat to remain alive for the next round, and are considered a virtual lock to advance as one of the eight best third-place teams from group play.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
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Verb
The alert also instructed people to shelter indoors, lock their doors and stay away from windows.
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Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Apply lotion or cream soon after bathing to lock in hydration.
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Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Noun
Shares climbed to fresh record highs Thursday, prompting us to trim a small portion of our position and lock in a gain of roughly 160% on shares purchased in October 2025.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Paraguay needed to avoid defeat to remain alive for the next round, and are considered a virtual lock to advance as one of the eight best third-place teams from group play.
—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock
Verb
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But the favorite fabrication the AI poisoners on Reddit have latched onto is that JD Vance has died of rabies.
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Pet owners hunting for a gentler alternative to surgery have latched onto the fungus as a possible answer.
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The series just wrapped shooting in Barcelona and moves on to Amsterdam.
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The singer's last headlining trek was the Sweetener World Tour, which wrapped in 2019 after more than 100 performances worldwide.
Noun
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Waiting for certainty mostly means arriving after the repricing is done.
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Who was lauded more for their work as Germany celebrated their victory, and the certainty of qualification?
Verb
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As the service began, it was clasped shut.
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Across the continent, transport was disrupted, crops were damaged, and schools and nurseries had to shut.
Verb
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With the wrap in front of you, fold up the edge closest to you.
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In Joá, where the land gathers around the great presence of Pedra da Gávea—the mountain whose unmistakable form looms over Rio— before folding toward forest and sea, a level expanse of this scale feels equal parts modernist and surrealist.
Noun
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But the championship series most valuable player indicated that visit is no slam dunk.
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None of them look like slam dunks.
Verb
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The ones that keep bolting on disconnected tools will find themselves with more complexity, more vendor relationships to manage and very little to show for it.
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Much of the structure is supported by a series of massive poles that extend from the ground to the roofline, with long beams bolted to the posts to carry the weight of decks and living spaces.
Verb
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Grief and love and infatuation and resiliency are all twined together to create a story that feels so grounded in reality.
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Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows.
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“Lock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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