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Recent Examples of lock out
Jill Duffy, Wired News, 27 Aug. 2025
Combined with historically high home prices, droves of would-be homeowners have been locked out of the housing market, many of which are millennials and Gen Z.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
During the hip extension of the deadlift, or the lockout at the top of the movement, your glutes are the most engaged muscle.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Getty Images Getting fired by email or by being locked out of your work laptop is not normal.
—Jill Duffy, Wired News, 27 Aug. 2025
Combined with historically high home prices, droves of would-be homeowners have been locked out of the housing market, many of which are millennials and Gen Z.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
After the owners’ lockout following the 2021 season, the 2022 collective bargaining agreement included a balanced schedule in 2023.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
During the hip extension of the deadlift, or the lockout at the top of the movement, your glutes are the most engaged muscle.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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If the value is too high, buyers may walk or struggle to get a loan.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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From dancers to rappers, there were 10 finalists going into the America's Got Talent finale hoping to walk away with the grand prize.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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At least that part of it, just simply by walking out the back door and going to see somebody.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Hamas directly during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, which got off to a fraught start as dozens of delegates walked out upon his arrival.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s further indication that a critical driver of the US economy continues to chug along despite broader uncertainty and a slowdown in the labor market.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Still, taken together, the data indicates an economic slowdown over the first half of 2025.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Specific rallies have been organized in line with the walkout, including in Liverpool with speakers from other groups such as the Liverpool Trades Council and Merseyside Pensioners Association set to join the protests.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Last Friday, students across the state staged walkouts calling on lawmakers to take action on guns, including an assault weapons ban and magazine capacity limits.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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