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Recent Examples of lock out
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Talks are likely to begin in April ahead of the current CBA’s expiration in December, when owners are likely to lock out the players.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
The Avs’ 121 points are the sixth-most since the lockout, and four of the other five teams with 121 or more points have lost in Round 1, with the fifth falling in Round 2.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Verb
There are no room keys either, because there's no one to lock out.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Talks are likely to begin in April ahead of the current CBA’s expiration in December, when owners are likely to lock out the players.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
Privacy mode, away mode, and a lockout alarm round out the security features.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
The Avs’ 121 points are the sixth-most since the lockout, and four of the other five teams with 121 or more points have lost in Round 1, with the fifth falling in Round 2.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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Vander Luitgaren walked and Ryan Johnson then forced a 2-2 tie with an RBI single.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Guy struck out eight and walked.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 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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The ability for locals and tourists alike to walk out their doors and choose from world-class operas, orchestras, ballets, plays and concerts is a gift — one our organizations do not take for granted.—
Lori Dimun,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Dozens of high school students at Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas, walked out of class on Monday and Tuesday to protest a new provision in the state budget that aims to crack down on student protests during the school day.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The United Nations Development Programme reports that higher energy prices, disrupted food systems, and economic slowdowns triggered by the war could push up to thirty-two million people globally into poverty.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Beijing has been somewhat insulated from the conflict’s fallout thanks to its oil stockpile and aggressive push for renewables, but experts say it could be squeezed as a result of slowdowns in its key export markets.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fed up with dangerous plant conditions and drastic wage cuts, Austin’s Local P-9 went against the advice of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and, with the help of labor activist Ray Rogers, held a nearly yearlong walkout.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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The protest actions will include school walkouts, prompting schools in several states to cancel classes on May 1.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
1 May 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 8 May. 2026.
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