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
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Adapted from the Danish novels by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit), the Netflix series is a gripping yarn about the yoke of guilt and the unwavering patience of redemption.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 May 2025
Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Germany still suspects that France’s vision of continental unity actually means yoking German economic power to French foreign policy ambitions.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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Noun
The earcups are large enough to big ears and the wire yoke with its self-adjusting design is comfortable to wear.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Adapted from the Danish novels by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit), the Netflix series is a gripping yarn about the yoke of guilt and the unwavering patience of redemption.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 May 2025
Verb
Kitamura, who trained as a classical ballet dancer in her youth, is skilled at conveying the sort of physical performance that yokes mind to body, that demands everything from a person.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Germany still suspects that France’s vision of continental unity actually means yoking German economic power to French foreign policy ambitions.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
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Harris said the comments coming on the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States were consistent with Trump’s most recent policies and practices working against people of color.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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The structure opened to the public on June 19, known as Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
Verb
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The virus has mutated substantially on the mainland, on the other side of the causeway connecting the humans’ new island home.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 June 2025
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The island would be connected to the mainland via a causeway that gave them access during low tide.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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After depositing their burdens, if not already in bondage, they often were sold into slavery.—
Anthony R. Cannella,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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Was Ginestra surprised at how readily Halsey took to the ideas for a bondage segment?—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Ah Loo strung individual white dovetail shells into a cape-like shape reminiscent of Hawaiian ʻahu ʻula — a feather cloak worn by ancient Hawaiian royalty, according to Vogue.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Maitre, with Brother Benno’s, said having the app instantly tell you that nothing’s available was nonetheless better than stringing people along for hours or days.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 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,
29 June 2025
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When Taylor was left single, Clarke Carraway, who was coupled up with Nic, expressed interest in him, which left him single and vulnerable of being dumped.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Violence was the means by which slaveholders were able to get fellow human beings to submit to servitude, and Texans were willing to use it liberally.—
David Wright Faladé,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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One viral fake news story, based on no evidence at all, said that Will Smith had sold one of his children into Combs’s servitude.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The publicly available data dashboard, unveiled by officials on Tuesday, integrates information from police, the court system, jails and prisons with the goal of creating a fuller picture of how cases move through the system from start to finish.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Additionally, Strava, a digital activity tracking app, is integrated into routes around the resort.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Willy’s thing for Mao was closely linked to his earnest feminism.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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According to Reuters, the base was placed on high alert, and the threat was linked to the possibility of an Iranian missile attack in response to the U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities on Saturday night.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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