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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
The four-pocket style is unlined, except for the yoke, which gives its shoulders some structure but allows the rest of the light construction to drape easily. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 His shirts also featured yokes and wider cuffs, a departure from the norm at the time. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Verb
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 The male stands at an impressive six feet ten inches long, yoked to the max with rippling muscles. — Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 1 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
  • And in the late 1800s, after slavery’s end in the British islands, sugar was joined by another cash crop for which a market was fast emerging up north.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • It was widely regarded as the beginning of African slavery in the United States.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of slavery
Verb
  • Damianos also hailed the entry of French investment company Meridiam as a backer to the Great Seas Interconnector project, an electricity cable that will connect Europe’s power grid with that of Cyprus and eventually Israel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • One of those shell casings was entered into the ATF’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), which compares shell casings and other evidence and connects them to shootings involving the same firearm.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of connect
Noun
  • From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Slave owners insisted that human bondage fulfilled God’s will.
    — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of bondage
Verb
  • Willow hit a desperation lariat and strung a series of moves together, including a missile dropkick.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Some sort of pink fabric was knotted up around where the ratchet strap was strung from the tree.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of string
Verb
  • However, coupling real-world satellite data with photorealistic image generation creates unprecedented misinformation risks that Google must guard against if the feature is to survive.
    — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Chiefs’ best path to making Mahomes more effective, therefore, is to couple his ability with something that’s effective.
    — Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of couple
Verb
  • Expanding on Iraola’s comments, there are methods to measure how different countries integrate individuals into groups.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Harris is the social media manager for the Ottawa squad, who is determined to help Troy integrate into the team.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of integrate
Verb
  • The next year, health authorities linked a cyclospora outbreak in part to Taylor Farms, tracing it back to the same central Mexico facility implicated in this year’s outbreak.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Many cyclospora cases are never linked to a specific food or other source.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of link
Verb
  • Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Audiences may get hooked, mirroring the obsessional quality of true lizard people.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of hook

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