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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
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
Mitch Light, New York Times, 22 May 2026
The actress debuted long, clavicle-grazing locks and bright summer highlights.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 May 2026
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Verb
The Trojans managed to take one of three against Oregon to at least lock up a bye until Friday in the Big Ten tournament.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
Noun
Coastal is once again among the nation’s leaders — third with 133 — and is a lock to return to the NCAA Tournament.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 22 May 2026
The actress debuted long, clavicle-grazing locks and bright summer highlights.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock
Verb
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Ticks especially like to latch onto moist, warm areas of the body like the groin, armpits, the hairline, under the breasts and in the curves of the knees and arms.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
27 May 2026
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The tiny species can latch onto boats and trailers, then spread quickly from lake to lake.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Do not skip the ghindara no saikyo-yaki—a fillet of black cod marinated for 72 hours and cooked in sake, and wrapped in a Japanese magnolia leaf.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Their masters stood nearby, traders in thick mantle coats with handkerchiefs wrapped round their heads, smoking and chatting in French.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The traits that helped managers succeed in a pre-AI workplace — confidence, visibility and decisiveness — were optimized for environments where leaders were expected to project certainty, move fast, command attention and personally drive execution.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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So too were Manchester City’s Phil Foden and Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, two players who not so long ago would have been considered certainties for selection.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
Verb
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But the team could not shut the door on the Stags (35-14), who staved off elimination and delayed an early claim to a coveted berth in the College World Series, which begins May 28 at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2026
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During the domestic crackdown that started that year, the Kremlin shut popular news outlets, banned opposition groups, and imprisoned hundreds of talented young Russians.—
Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Rodriguez has been a vocal critic of the consolidation effort, arguing that Los Angeles should not be folding its economic workforce development department into a stand-alone one with a larger bureaucracy.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 May 2026
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The film adaptation will expand beyond the game’s premise by folding in local urban legends, ghost stories, and old Vietnamese customs.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Noun
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But not all the works in the Newhouse collection were a slam dunk.—
Julie Brener Davich,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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The issue might seem like a slam dunk for Republicans and Democrats alike, given it has largely been framed as a necessity to protect American jobs.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Treatments and amenities woven into the full stay, rather than bolted on as a separate clinic, also tend to deliver more measurable benefit than à la carte high-tech interventions.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
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Many Models For Taste, Not One All of which is why Ansari doubts that taste will be solved by a single layer bolted onto a foundation model.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The thin, wiry stems climb by twining to cover a trellis, arbor, or fence.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 May 2026
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Once you're done, simply attach them to twine.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Lock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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