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verb

Definition of lock outnext
as in to walk

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lockout

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noun

as in sit-down

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Recent Examples of lock out
Verb
By the end of the year, all of Flock's law enforcement customers will also have to turn on a tool that aims to flag abnormal search behavior and lock out people until the searches are reviewed by an administrator. — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 That most likely will not take place until long after the owners lock out the players in December, and when spring training and regular season games become increasingly at risk. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Noun
The last time there was a threat of a lockout, in 2021, the Rangers fearlessly spent money in free agency, signing Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and others. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026 His call-up to the 40-man roster, however, means the Mariners cannot contact him during a potential December 1st lockout, which could hinder his development. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 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
  • Novak Djokovic, who won the 2011 men’s title, wore a FDNY hat during his walk-out and post-match celebration, to honor first responders.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Kiju looked at me, took my hand, and walked around the woman and out into the night air as those inside gasped and moved to help the vile woman.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 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
  • The seven new sit-down restaurants are serving an impressive mix of Italian, Eastern European, Brazilian, French and Mexican food.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
Definition of sit-down
Verb
  • Erin drapes her white puffy coat over her shoulders, collects the lawyer for Deux Moi who just happens to be her husband, and walks out onto the wet asphalt of Chinatown.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • United fans may well feel transported back to their more recent Europa League endeavours when Michael Carrick’s side walk out the Old Trafford tunnel on Thursday.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of walk out
Noun
  • OpenAI and Anthropic researchers are ramping up calls for an AI slowdown and warning of existential risks to humanity after the resignation of a researcher at Anthropic fueled fresh scrutiny.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The economic slowdown, combined with unemployment hitting a four-year high, has in recent months sparked a resurgence of anti-migrant rhetoric and vigilante violence targeting Africans who were accused of taking jobs and overloading public services.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of slowdown
Noun
  • Huber was there for the astronaut walkouts for the last flights of both Challenger and Columbia, remembering the smiles on the faces of people so excited for their trips into space.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The walkout took place across six ports in Hamburg, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Emden and Brake, with the timing varying by location.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2026.

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