Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locks out
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Kara talks her out of it, and when Ruthye walks away, Kara turns back to Krem and stabs him multiple times with a sword.
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Luca tries to apologize for that unsuccessfully and then just walks away from the pastry station.
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None of that shows up cleanly on a productivity dashboard, and none of it gets rebuilt overnight when a senior person walks out the door.
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But when danger walks in courtesy of a very large and formidable alien, Kara walks out and throws hands at the dude.
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Tribunals have been appointed, and Coriolanus’ scornful elitism strikes them as too heavy a price for his military protection.
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Russia routinely strikes Ukrainian civilians, schools, churches, apartments and homes, power grids that light and heat them, ports, railways, airfields, and defense industry.
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“Locks out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locks%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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