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noun

ˈyōk How to pronounce yoke (audio)
Definition of yokenext
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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yoke

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verb

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
Noun
Did Hayun’s decision to pull back on the plane’s yoke make the difference? — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 One of the leading explanations for its origin goes back to an older meaning of the word ‘bucket’ — a beam or yoke from which animals could be suspended during slaughter. — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
Further, one of Vox’s advantages in the space over its audio-only competitors is that some of the shows are yoked, at least tangentially, to Vox’s publishing business, which provides additional marketing, promotion, and a funnel for some talent. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Mar. 2026 Rockwell also impulsively yokes in Ingrid (Haley Lu Richardson), a grungy girl in a princess dress, who seems to be on her own suicide mission. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yoke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
  1. slavery
  2. connect
  3. bondage
  4. string
  5. couple
  6. integrate
  7. link
  8. hook
Noun
  • This was not a surprise; Mexico’s Constitution banned slavery, and so, too, did the California state Constitution.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • America's greatness is the fight to erase the long-standing consequences of slavery and Jim Crow and segregation.
    — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of slavery
Verb
  • The virtual model is then connected to its physical counterpart through sensors and data systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In the future, the creators hope to expand the range of accessories that could potentially be connected to the TobenONE system through additional magnetic modules.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of connect
Noun
  • It was used in the 1820 Missouri Compromise to establish the limits of human bondage in the still adolescent United States and became synonymous with the fundamental divisions that exploded into the Civil War four decades later.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This kind of cross-pollination—bondage wear combined with eighteenth-century pastoral—will surely inspire students at the neighboring London College of Fashion.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of bondage
Verb
  • Myre’s work finds an analog in Faye HeavyShield’s the red line II (2025), a strand of red beads that the artist strung by hand.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The bow, preserved by Janaka’s royal dynasty, is so unyielding that no suitor has yet succeeded in stringing it.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of string
Verb
  • The company has kept much of its design and manufacturing in-house, partly because the pieces are closely coupled and partly because suitable aviation components didn’t exist when development began.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This discovery establishes a new way to couple mechanical motion and electricity at the smallest scales, opening new possibilities for molecular electronics.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of couple
Verb
  • Their effectiveness is enhanced when integrated with other counter-UAS technologies and established command-and-control arrangements.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • And deliveries to the facility will come through Amazon’s Relay logistics network, which relies on dirty diesel rigs and has only barely started to integrate zero-emission 18-wheelers.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of integrate
Verb
  • Because the paintings are built into the vinyl package, the artwork becomes part of how fans take in the album, linking the recordings to the visual stories that sit alongside them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Scientists have mapped the first three-dimensional structure of a vault particle linked to bacterial life, uncovering a previously unexplored branch of these mysterious protein assemblies.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of link
Verb
  • The effort targeted features designed to hook young people’s attention.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Users can recharge it to full capacity in 99 minutes using a 240-volt connection, hook it up to 3,000 watts of solar panels, or expand total capacity up to 30 kilowatt-hours.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hook

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