STEEKS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

steeks

verb

present tense third-person singular of steek, chiefly Scottish

as in shuts

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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When Rhaenyra learns Helaena jumped to her death at the episode’s conclusion, Rhaenyra shuts the window, snuffing out the last of her compassion for her father’s other children.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
If your unit shuts itself off during a heat wave, never flip the breaker back on more than once.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026

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This bout ran on the early preliminary card, hours before the main card that closes the night.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
While a reserve left-back remains on the club’s shopping list before the window closes, James Justin has proved an able deputy over the past 12 months.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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