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Recent Examples of lock out
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Bruce Meyer, the interim executive director of the MLB Players Association, said last month that a lockout is likely amid negotiations.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The owners are widely expected to lock out the players at the beginning of the offseason and push hard for the implementation of a salary cap.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
Political data guru Paul Mitchell, who has been running primary election simulations, pegs the chances of a Democratic lockout at 20%.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Bruce Meyer, the interim executive director of the MLB Players Association, said last month that a lockout is likely amid negotiations.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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Alex Vesia walked pinch-hitter Davis Schneider to load the bases, then retired the next three batters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Smith had some hot and cold moments, striking out eight while walking five in 3 2/3 scoreless innings.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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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But more than six months later, David Graves walked out of jail.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Just watched it, walked out of the box.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fears leading to a travel slowdown After news of rising airfare costs and geopolitical tensions potentially leading to security risks like sleeper cells, the shutdown's airport chaos was the nail in the coffin for Americans who are outright canceling their trips.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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The slowdown of the editing rhythm is all the more noticeable because of how playful Lee and Borgli are at the top.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The three unions have never gone on strike at the same time — administrators have remained on duty during previous teacher walkouts to help keep schools open.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Such walkouts frequently have a beginning and end date, but Local 99’s strike would be open-ended — which means school would be indefinitely closed by the three-union solidarity walkout.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Organized job actions like strikes or sickouts are prohibited by federal law, but since air traffic control staffing is so tight, a small number of employees taking unscheduled time off can be enough to cause problems.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Workers have even more leverage: Employees can circulate internal petitions calling on their CEOs to cut ties with ICE and organize collective actions like sick-outs.—
Eric Blanc,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Boomer also denied that the district’s accusation that employees in the department had organized a sick-out on Oct. 15.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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