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as in latching
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as in wrapping
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locking
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At one point, Terrill, who was wearing long acrylic fingernails, hooked her finger on one cuff to prevent the Agents from latching the second cuff onto her wrist.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
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The following Sunday, Fulham’s Emile Smith Rowe equalised by latching onto a cross.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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At a nutrition center in Camp 15 of Cox’s Bazar – run by Concern Worldwide, with programs from UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) – babies are measured for malnutrition by wrapping a paper tape measure around their tiny arms.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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At the end of the video, a firefighter could be seen wrapping the child up and carrying her into an ambulance to receive further medical care.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many Spanish eateries keep tables and chairs outdoors, even after hours, by stacking them together and even chaining them to deter theft.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Zeus ultimately punishes Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and sending an eagle to eat his liver every day.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Officers recovered a folding knife near the outbound light rail platform, the affidavit said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Built using a folding pattern called Miura-Ori, the robot can be swallowed as a compact object.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Reports are that a deal could be struck to preserve the Obamacare subsidies with changes such as higher income limits, or shutting the door for new enrollments.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles Times said Newsom was considering shutting parts of the road due to live ordnance for the military celebration off Camp Pendleton’s coast in which Navy ships would fire over the freeway onto the base.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Faye, named after actress Faye Dunaway, is cut with an open toe, ultra-thin straps and a small buckle-fastening ankle strap.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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In total, roughly 700 lashers responsible for securing and fastening cargo on ships walked off the job.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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There is a lot of red—99 naval and coast guard vessels, to be precise, completely encircling Taiwan during PLA exercises last December.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The vents encircling the stand’s rounded top handle cooling.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Toronto’s fielding fails them Addison Barger stared at the sky, bolting to his right as Austin Wells’ fly ball fell.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Cool-season planting keeps parsley from bolting, or going to seed quickly.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Locking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locking. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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