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Recent Examples of lock out
David John Chávez, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
With the ultras locked out of the ground, the Auteuil group attended the PSG women’s team’s games instead, to show their continuing support.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
There is a front suspension fork with short travel and a lockout option, and the LE20 rides on 20-inch tires.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Verb
For Cynthia, now showing up to work as a manager means being on the other side when a factory locks out its employees, who are also friends.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
With the ultras locked out of the ground, the Auteuil group attended the PSG women’s team’s games instead, to show their continuing support.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Noun
The owners locked out players that winter, and the wrecking ball hit as soon as the lockout ended.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
There is a front suspension fork with short travel and a lockout option, and the LE20 rides on 20-inch tires.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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Anyone who wants to make dense, high-hydration pizza dough or a perfect meringue should keep walking, and instead check out WIRED's guide to the Best Stand Mixers.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
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Merrill got back to hitting after only walking the past two games.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 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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Almost three hours after the vote began, Johnson, Lee, Scott and Lummis walked out of Thune’s office with Vice President Vance and headed to the Senate floor to cast the final votes to advance the bill.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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Hall walks out to applause, welcoming the TamFam, bringing grace and grit to every second of airtime.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has run Japan with just two brief gaps since 1955, is very skilled at pinning economic slowdowns on the BOJ.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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This was proof to Wall Street that concerns about a slowdown in AI spend were overblown.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Later in the show, the team discussed skipping practice or staging a walkout to put pressure on Cowboys management, but ultimately decided against it, McLean told TIME.com.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Recording artist and founding investor Becky G read that message from the field before player walkouts.—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
15 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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