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verb

present tense third-person singular of lock
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as in latches

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as in wraps

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noun

plural of lock
as in certainties
one that is certain to succeed the governor is regarded as a lock for his party's presidential nomination

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Recent Examples of locks
Noun
Curry’s name resides alongside that of his hopeful future teammate, LeBron James, as this generation’s two strongest locks for enshrinement into basketball immortality. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Measures could include reducing groundwater pumping and operating river locks less frequently, to limit saltwater flowing in. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 In a video shared to Instagram on Thursday, July 16, the actress, 47, fluffs her new light blonde locks before making a heart with her hands. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Scout’s long, brown hair flowed down her back—reminding us of her mom’s signature locks. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026 Find My, kill switches, biometric locks—every major intervention since has lived in the operating system, not on the device's exterior. — Antonia Bremeyer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 An investigation revealed the men forced their way into the home, changed the locks and began operating a counterfeit currency manufacturing operation, police said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Lonnie’s gaudy outfits and bleach-blonde locks may as well be an homage to John Daly, if not a long tradition of pro golfers who refuse to blend in with their respectable surroundings. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026 Authorities also closed the bridges over the nearby Kieldrecht Lock, which is one of two locks that give vessels access to the docks from the Scheldt River, and urged people to avoid the area around MPET’s Quay 1742. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locks
  1. latches
  2. wraps
  3. chains
  4. folds
  5. shuts
  6. twines
  7. fastens
  8. encircles
Verb
  • Cici in the Sky also recommends Sabre’s portable door lock, which latches onto the strike plate to reinforce the existing lock.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • In the footage, the larger male bear latches onto the smaller bear with its mouth, sinking its teeth into the animal, repeatedly ripping at the female bear's fur and skin.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Definition of latches
Verb
  • Without getting into spoilers, the series wraps on an ambiguous ending that asks the viewer to decide just how much Lonnie has grown.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
  • One snap shows the shaggy, multicolored pup with his tongue out as his new owner smiles and wraps their arms around him.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of wraps
Verb
  • To address this, Ivo uses a multi-step pipeline that chains together more than 400 model calls for each contract review.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Tokyo Central is owned by Japanese company Pan Pacific Retail Management, which also runs the grocery chains Gelson’s and Don Quijote.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of chains
Verb
  • The tequila shrimp empanadas disappear quickly, while the huitlacoche quesadilla folds Oaxaca cheese, mushrooms, roasted corn, and salsa macha crema into something deeper and earthier than most Midtown menus bother attempting.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • Across the aisle on the entry side, the compact kitchen block equips trailer cooks with a dual-burner gas stove with hard lid, rectangular sink, 59-L fridge and two wing-like worktops - one that folds down and one that removes and stores away.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 July 2026
Definition of folds
Verb
  • When the suitors’ massacre begins, Melantho tries to escape, but Penelope shuts the hall’s door on her and presumably seals her fate.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • Fear, like ignorance, shuts our eyes to and paralyzes our trust in God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and unfailing love for His children, whereas the understanding of God’s ever-present goodness removes the fear that generates suffering.
    — André Kisonga, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
Definition of shuts
Verb
  • Even so, the Tower of Dimon, sitting at the intersection of finance and real estate, twines itself literally through the physical city, from the train tunnels below to the sidewalk and up to the skyline — and through its urban culture, too.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of twines
Verb
  • My favorite detail is the red ribbon on Giovanna’s right shoulder, which fastens her sleeve to her dress and floats over the darkness.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Aquazzura’s signature swirling ankle strap curves upward from the sides of the shoe and fastens the 105mm heel with a slim buckle.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of fastens
Verb
  • The butterfly encircles Larsson's eye, with its wings spanning the whole area from her inner brow to well past its tip.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2026
  • In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of encircles

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“Locks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locks. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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