as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
a people able at last to throw off the yoke and to embrace freedom
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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
yoked several ideas together to come up with a new theory
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Recent Examples of yoke
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025
The lightweight shirt also comes with single-point yokes from front to back, a lower patch pocket with Wrangler’s signature ‘W’ stitching, and slots on the left sleeve for go-to utensils.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 June 2025
Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2020
This pattern of rhythm and sound — four-beat lines yoked in rhyming pairs — is a familiar one in English.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Where Harlan is decisive and self-possessed, Cane is anxious and unconfident, a good guy stymied by both the yoke of responsibility and his father’s tendency to cut him off at the knees (and punch him in the face).
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025
The lightweight shirt also comes with single-point yokes from front to back, a lower patch pocket with Wrangler’s signature ‘W’ stitching, and slots on the left sleeve for go-to utensils.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 June 2025
Verb
The necessary diplomatic process will have to unfold through an intricate geometry of talks yoking together Iran, the monarchies of the Persian Gulf, and the United States.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2020
This pattern of rhythm and sound — four-beat lines yoked in rhyming pairs — is a familiar one in English.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
Noun
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That modern-day descendants of slaves seven generations removed from the Civil War — in a state that never instituted slavery — should not receive cash payments or special treatment is obvious and common sense.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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In 2024, she was denied a visa to Australia following remarks that minimized the Holocaust and controversial claims about Islam and slavery.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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What makes those writers crucial here is that Dyer’s own journey is viscerally connected to theirs.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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About one in five of the museum’s 84,000 visits last year was connected to the initiative, a monthly rate of between 15% and 20%.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Through bondage and beyond, our ancestors never lost sight of their North Star: freedom.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 July 2025
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Much like Vivienne’s iconic Harris Tweed reinterpretations — designing bondage trousers made from the fabric for her Worlds End boutique — or her controversial takes on traditional punk hardware, this collection encouraged exploration over conformity.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Overvoltage, Cold Weather And Fuse Limitations Tier 1 module N-type can be strung in series up to 28 units.—
Joern Hackbarth,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Today, nearly a century after they were mostly sealed off under orders from Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, the tunnels have been strung with illuminations, while scaffolding and other construction paraphernalia point to the fact that they are no longer abandoned.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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Jess and Spencer coupled up with each other on Day 1, and though they were involved in a love triangle with Sam McKinney, who gave his date card to Jess after arriving on Day 2, Jess offered her rose to Spencer at the first Rose Ceremony.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
21 July 2025
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Without losing his trademark dark humor, Leone couples the stylistic bravado of the film’s predecessors to a sense of tragic somberness, focusing on the sacrifices asked by the West and what gets lost as history moves on.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
Noun
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There was, however, a fateful exception: slavery or involuntary servitude would remain permissible as punishment for crimes.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 June 2025
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Later that year, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
Verb
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After decades when Ukraine was seen as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, cleaning up its government has been held up as the most important condition for Kyiv to join the European Union and integrate more broadly with the West.—
Olena Harmash,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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The marks a shift in extending the application of AI beyond technical domains to help workers integrate AI in their team.—
Jeanne Meister,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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It is also linked to health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease as an adult.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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Researchers have even found many free VPNs are linked to the Chinese government and its military.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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