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Recent Examples of lock out
Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
You're locked out of your own accounts Losing access to your email, bank, or social media accounts may mean hackers have already reset your passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
The current collective bargaining agreement expires in December 2026, and the threat of a lockout is certainly real.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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Verb
Democratic lawmakers and activists continue to search for ways to mount a resistance President Donald Trump while they are stuck in congressional minorities and locked out of power until at least 2026.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
You're locked out of your own accounts Losing access to your email, bank, or social media accounts may mean hackers have already reset your passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
On June 20, a federal law will go into effect banning replacement workers from being used in labor disputes such as strikes or lockouts.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
The current collective bargaining agreement expires in December 2026, and the threat of a lockout is certainly real.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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The union hopes to walk away from the Indy meeting with more confidence that a deal will be done before the deadline.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
11 July 2025
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Once in place, the walking robots moved Huayanli 33 feet a day, or 0.0003 miles per hour, to the west then to the north, like a knight’s move in chess.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Noun
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
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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
Verb
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Saw it in a sports bar and one of the Alabama fans just put his hands on his head surrender-cobra style, and with his mouth hanging open, walked out of the bar without making a sound and never came back.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The clip shows a man walking out of an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital in broad daylight.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Even top producers should expect a slowdown in the first few months.—
Drew Gurley,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The seeming slowdown in hate speech monitoring comes as antisemitic harassment, vandalism, and assault are on the rise in the United States and globally, the Anti-Defamation League reported, with 2024 deemed a peak year for antisemitism.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Students also staged a walkout in October calling for Reed to resign or be fired.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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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
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 14 Jul. 2025.
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