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Recent Examples of lock out
Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Budden’s model flips the script on how Black creators have been locked out of traditional media money.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 July 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 June 2025
If a new agreement is not reached by the start of the 2026 campaign, there could be a lockout.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Far from being locked out of the region’s emerging transit infrastructure, Russia is also participating in and benefitting from these new structures.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
Budden’s model flips the script on how Black creators have been locked out of traditional media money.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 July 2025
Noun
The union employees opted to go on strike in the wake of DHL’s lockout, which occurred after the parties failed to conjure up a new contract despite eight months of negotiations.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 June 2025
If a new agreement is not reached by the start of the 2026 campaign, there could be a lockout.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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In a sweet video promo posted on both Instagram accounts, Danny is seen walking with Elena and personally inviting her to go on tour with him during the months of September and October.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anybody walking the convention floor will immediately be dispelled of the notion that events like GalaxyCon are only for teenaged boys and middle-aged men nostalgic for their own youth.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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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After Haner granted the mistrial, the mother walked out of the courtroom and into the attorney holding room where her son was sitting.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The couple walked out of prison after serving two and a half years, and have always maintained their innocence.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The gradual nature of the hit to the consumer while occurring simultaneously with the slowdown in hiring made the Fed’s switch imperative.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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Financing was a difficult process for the Paramount project, especially given the industry-wide slowdown in new project starts and high rates for borrowers.—
Molly Davis,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers temporarily delayed the bill's passage by staging a two-week walkout.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Democrats in the state legislature staged a walkout to delay the process, but Republicans eventually enforced attendance to move the plan forward.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2024
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On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2024
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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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