locked

verb

past tense of lock
1
as in latched

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2
as in wrapped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locked
  1. latched
  2. wrapped
  3. chained
  4. folded
  5. barred
  6. encircled
  7. bolted
  8. enveloped
Verb
  • The bit showed what the fiercely energetic and charismatic Murray could do, and, almost literally from that moment on, SNL viewers latched onto Murray’s signature mix of smirking silliness and performing courage.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026
  • His father, Jeff Cebula, said his son was looking at fish in a creek when a beaver latched onto his chest.
    — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of latched
Verb
  • There are anchovies and peppers tucked between the sardines and toast; juicy dates and barely-there onions wrapped inside two types of tuna, dark maroon meat with slices of pink belly on top.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Four flies kept landing on the orange juice machine and wrapped single-service items.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrapped
Verb
  • The company also shared that Mythos chained four different vulnerabilities together to create a more complex exploit.
    — Lee Rossey, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Some models chained vulnerabilities together to escape virtual machines.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of chained
Verb
  • Other houses, shops, storage buildings, and commercial properties were folded into his activities as needs arose.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In a pouch-cell demonstration, the battery continued powering an LED even after being folded and cut.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of folded
Verb
  • Eight years ago, Saudi women were barred from football stadiums.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Those who fail to scan the address verification QR code within seven days will see their account demoted to the free tier and be barred from joining any other Duo or Family plan for 12 months.
    — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of barred
Verb
  • Shamsan said fighting had intensified across the province as the Houthis deployed reinforcements to multiple fronts, with the city encircled on all four sides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Phil Ochs said that the last of the idle rich and the folk singers are in a mansion being encircled tighter and tighter.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of encircled
Verb
  • Explainability belongs in the same place, written into the design document from day one, next to the accuracy targets rather than bolted on before an audit.
    — Aritra Pal, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Within five minutes, the curtain was flung back again and one of the medical students bolted out of the department in a panic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of bolted
Verb
  • Kardashian kicked off with a photo of herself facing away from the camera in a bathrobe while standing on a powdery beach, enveloped by a cotton candy pink sunset.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Those storylines enveloped the start of football season in September.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of enveloped
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“Locked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locked. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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