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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
Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Submitting a confidential prospectus doesn't lock Anthropic into a certain timeframe for going public.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Immediate freezing locks in nutrients and protects against degradation.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 June 2026
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Verb
While the suspect was barricaded in the home, police urged residents to lock their doors and stay inside.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Submitting a confidential prospectus doesn't lock Anthropic into a certain timeframe for going public.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Noun
Selling now, before the two-tier reality of iOS 27 becomes widely known, locks in your best price.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Immediate freezing locks in nutrients and protects against degradation.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock
Verb
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Trend-following hedge funds generated their best-ever annual performance that year, with the SG CTA Index advancing more than 20%, as managers also successfully latched onto the sustained fall in equities and bonds.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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These proteins, like a kind of molecular Velcro, latch onto sugar molecules that coat viruses like Ebola and trap them as blood passes through the system.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The couple packed on the PDA, holding hands, wrapping their arms around each other, kissing, and glancing lovingly at one another.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
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The first police officer to arrive on scene found Rylaarsdam performing CPR on Dale, who was wearing sweatpants and shiny black boots and was wrapped in clingy plastic from about the thighs down.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Kouoh privileged sensitivity over certainty, creating spaces that felt genuinely alive and insistently representative of the world around us.—
Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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The legislation was meant to refine details of procedural matters and bring greater certainty, the authorities said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The international airport in General Santos was temporarily shut due to the earthquake, and 17 domestic flights were canceled, civil aviation officials said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Pope Francis did pack some punch in the ninth but closer Trace Reed was able to shut the door and keep the score at 10-5.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama also became a topic of discussion after standing with his arms folded during the national anthem before Game 1.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Today that same location is offering a perfume experience in which guests interact with local artists for a tour into the delicate art of lotus folding and the cultural symbolism of local flora.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The final season of creator Christopher Storer’s show is a slam dunk for fans and destined to be the subject of a thousand think pieces.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
3 June 2026
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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
Verb
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On top of that, the bodywork is a central cover bolted down with rivet-type fasteners.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 05,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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At the same time, the number of new hires and layoffs both tumbled after bolting higher in March; and voluntary quits fell to their lowest level in nearly six years, an indication of workers’ slipping confidence in the labor market.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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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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“Lock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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