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Recent Examples of lock out
Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 May 2026
For a while now, the dominant narrative of the gubernatorial race has been whether the two Republican candidates who have sat at the top of recent polling could lock out the Democrats and advance to the general.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
This lockout could be much longer and a lot worse.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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Verb
Saturday — to again try to resolve their differences before the union is legally allowed to go on strike or the agency could lock out workers.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 May 2026
For a while now, the dominant narrative of the gubernatorial race has been whether the two Republican candidates who have sat at the top of recent polling could lock out the Democrats and advance to the general.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
Unless something dramatic changes, baseball is headed for another lockout.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
This lockout could be much longer and a lot worse.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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Those hoping to attend the game described a frantic scene on social media, with some sharing stories of abandoning their rides, including shuttles and rideshares, and walking to the stadium.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Amid a wave of pitching injuries, Cabrera walked off the Wrigley Field mound with an athletic trainer Tuesday night, exiting his start against the Colorado Rockies in the fifth inning of a 5-2 loss to the worst team in the majors.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
17 June 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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Participants of the class then walked out of the building along the stairs on a nearby street.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Brink walked out of the locker room postgame on her own.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Kansas City businesses are reporting a mix of booming sales and unexpected slowdowns as FIFA World Cup fans flood the city.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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In theory, a resilient labor market could afford central bankers leeway to raise interest rates in an effort to dial back inflation, since elevated borrowing costs risk a hiring slowdown.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The walkouts follow similar Stanford commencement protests over the past several years tied to Israel’s war in Gaza, part of a sustained wave of campus activism that has repeatedly targeted tech companies over their government contracts and AI deployments.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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The event came complete with a military flyover, a national anthem by Zac Brown Band and a walkout with UFC CEO Dana White.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
15 June 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 18 Jun. 2026.
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