locks out

verb

present tense third-person singular of lock out
as in walks

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  1. walks
  2. walks out
  3. strikes
Verb
  • Sam, who walks with a cane sometimes, is cool and dark and stylish, in an Anna Wintour mode.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Whatever the weather, the sentinel walks a 63-foot mat in 21 steps, turns to face the tomb for 21 seconds, and begins again.
    — Lars Hanson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of walks
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  • Picture a young person who walks out of my office with a new ADHD diagnosis and feels relief.
    — Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Lisa walks in with everyone’s orders and walks out with three giant bags of fast-food goodness.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of walks out
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  • Russia and Ukraine exchange drone strikes Russia launched 164 drones across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, 137 of which were shot down, the Ukrainian air force said.
    — Vasilisa Stepanenko, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Kurt's key takeaways What strikes me about this Homeland Security leak is how much damage a collection of workplace records could potentially cause.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of strikes
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“Locks out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locks%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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