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
Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Column and barrel jeans are part of the collection as well as minimalist women’s shirts, like the Club Shirt with subtle western yoke details, and a denim work shirt.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
A.o. Scott, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Kalmus drew up a famous chart where specific colors were yoked to emotions.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In its purest version, the egg whites and yokes are sieved or finely chopped separately.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Column and barrel jeans are part of the collection as well as minimalist women’s shirts, like the Club Shirt with subtle western yoke details, and a denim work shirt.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Verb
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
Kalmus drew up a famous chart where specific colors were yoked to emotions.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
Noun
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Born into slavery in 1850, Goode was freed at the end of the Civil War in 1865 and moved to Chicago.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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David Bond offered a class called The Atlantic World, much of which involved the history of slavery and the slave trade.—
Brooke Allen,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
Verb
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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
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Palm trees line the shore, and a paved oceanfront trail connects Wailea to a series of smaller beaches and coves.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Slavery was protected by law, and the Fugitive Slave Act criminalized helping people escape bondage.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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Beneath the bondage and demands, there’s genuine caring between Ray and Colin, like when the former assembles his crew to celebrate the latter’s birthday, or when Ray helps a grieving Colin collect himself.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Some, including Roger Federer, will not string their racket with just one string, but two.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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William Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, suggested that Putin has been stringing Trump along in an effort to gain more time to continue advancing on the battlefield.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 July 2025
Verb
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And higher-income folks won't see a change, because individuals with incomes over $175,000 or couples over $250,000 won't qualify for the new deduction.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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Throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders will couple up to face brand new heart-racing challenges and bigger twists and turns than ever before.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 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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Nevertheless, a substantial opportunity exists for an innovator to integrate AI into the browser seamlessly.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The company released a new version of Grok this week, which Musk said will also be integrated into Tesla vehicles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Although they were first linked together back in July 2018, the pair didn't make their red carpet debut until December 2022.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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Seymour was most recently romantically linked to musician John Zambetti.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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