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as in latching
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as in wrapping
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Recent Examples of locking
This anti-theft bag converts from tote to crossbody to backpack and is packed with smart security features, including RFID-blocking pockets, locking zippers, and a chair-lock loop.
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Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locking
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Fifth-place Monaco grabbed a second goal 10 minutes into the second half when midfielder Aleksandr Golovin, who had just come on, slid the ball into the bottom corner after latching onto a cross from the right.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Now, some are latching onto the wave of anti-OpenAI sentiment to voice broader critiques of the company.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
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Costco recommends wrapping it in a towel and smashing it into pieces with a hammer.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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So Jazzlyn dropped the tape and used all her strength to keep the snake from wrapping around her dad.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Men are often the ones in those ICE facilities who are shackling and chaining detainees.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2026
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Nobody was depriving you of food or water, or chaining you up.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Instead of struggling to get your cane from the overhead bin or waiting for a flight attendant to get it from a plane closet for you, consider this folding cane that can fit under the seat in front of you.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Grandparents sat in folding chairs.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In China, some refineries were shutting or bringing maintenance plans forward.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Plant the vine next to a trellis, tree trunk, or open framework to give stems support for twining.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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No gloom-dark tree-glitter winding and twining its silks.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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On her personal Instagram and TikTok accounts, Hirshleifer-Penn often shares her own designer outfits and must-have items, a Celine calfskin midi skirt with a gourmette chain fastening one day, a military-green Saint Laurent jacket with a stand collar the next.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Legate gently declines Lucy by fastening her to a cross.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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The sprawling Discover campus features a complex of four buildings encircling a large retention pond.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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In Houston, service will run inside the Loop, a 38-mile (61-kilometer) highway encircling downtown.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Locking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locking. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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