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verb

Definition of lock outnext
as in to walk

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noun

as in sit-down

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Recent Examples of lock out
Verb
Rate limiting, in which a set number of requests are allowed per account, would also lock out the account. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026 If the two Democrats lock out the GOP candidate, Steyer and Becerra will have to fight it out until November to convince California voters who might be a better choice to lead the state for four years. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Noun
Harper argues that an anticipated lockout next season, stemming from the current CBA, makes taking on high salaries for the rest of this year a strategic financial play, as full salaries might not be paid next year. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 The influx of funding for the A’s comes at a critical moment for Major League Baseball, which is mired in labor negotiations with a possible lockout looming. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lock out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
  1. walk
  2. sit-down
  3. walk out
  4. slowdown
  5. walkout
  6. job action
  7. sick-out
Verb
  • Graham said, in one case, staff helped arrange transportation after a school required a young mother to walk more than a mile to a bus stop while carrying her baby, books and backpack.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Its robotics exhibits ranged from humanoids that could walk, run and manipulate objects to quadrupeds and mobile rovers built for difficult terrain.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of walk
Noun
  • 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
  • News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
Definition of sit-down
Verb
  • As soon as the duo walked out the door, all script pages that featured the Kardashian scene were ripped away and thrown in a trash can.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
  • The employee reportedly walked out from behind the counter and shoved his hand away, as briefly seen in the footage.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of walk out
Noun
  • Construction, which began in 2018, took years, partly because of a global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • In sharp contrast to Europe, Hong Kong's IPO market staged a robust turnaround last year following a multi-year slowdown, and that momentum has continued this year.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of slowdown
Noun
  • Anti-ICE walkout exposes how school district 'failed' parents, risked student safety.
    — , FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • But the walkout took place at a strange, fleeting moment when corporations like Google wanted to align themselves with the #resistance.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of walkout
Noun
  • The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Definition of job action
Noun
  • Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out.
    — Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Definition of sick-out

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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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