STEEKED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

steeked

verb

past tense of steek, chiefly Scottish

as in closed

to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again

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Keep your fruit bowl covered and balcony doors closed—or risk bartering half a banana for your MacBook.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
The Oregon Department of Transportation closed Highway 233 approximately one mile west of Dayton, while authorities restricted access to nearby roads to allow emergency crews to work.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

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That complex network has been known to break down, with students and their families reporting long commutes, early and late pick-ups and drop-offs, no-shows, and inflexible hours that shut bus riders out of after-school and summer programs.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
That includes requiring developers to monitor unsafe model behavior during evaluations, having a way to shut models down and expanding what incidents are reported.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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