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
New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
By Erik Shilling Chevy Photo : Chevy Photo : Chevy
The Chevy California Corvette concept’s yoke and dashboard.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
It is yoked to no particular emotional state, and emerges just as often when the actor is conveying deep glee or charming irony as when his character is lost in sorrow.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Which, by the way, is more of a yoke than anything else.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
By Erik Shilling Chevy Photo : Chevy Photo : Chevy
The Chevy California Corvette concept’s yoke and dashboard.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
Verb
One such example can be found in the Latin mythological text Fabulae, in which the sisters of Phaethon are transformed into poplar trees as punishment for yoking his chariot without their father’s permission.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
It is yoked to no particular emotional state, and emerges just as often when the actor is conveying deep glee or charming irony as when his character is lost in sorrow.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
Noun
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Coven is one of the tighter narratives the series has mustered, with its true horror lying in the realities of slavery in the American South.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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While the issues roiling America today may be more nuanced than slavery, there are still stark contrasts—forces of democracy and authoritarianism that can pretty fairly be described as right and wrong.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Aside from all the restaurants you're connected to, what is your favorite restaurant in Cincinnati?—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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There have been three prominent Listeria outbreaks recorded in the United States this year connected to prepared foods, including pasta meals such as chicken fettuccine Alfredo.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The American border agency said its probe identified abuse of vulnerability, abusive working and living conditions, debt bondage, withholding of wages, and excessive overtime.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Today is the 450th anniversary of Cervantes’ kidnapping and the beginning of his five-year bondage in Algiers.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Keanu had once again put his faith in Vince Panaro, not realizing that Vince was secretly stringing him along the entire time.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fishers use fyke nets strung between mangrove trees to catch wild shrimp and fish that swim through the channels of the forest during high tide.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sparks could fly with someone who challenges you in all of the right ways, but if you’re already coupled, don’t let pride hold you back from hashing things out.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Legacy cryptographic workflows, certificate authorities and identity systems are often tightly coupled to on-premises environments, which are often siloed.—
Julian Durand,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whether a cell in 1598 played a part in conceiving of the scrawny, hobbled hidalgo with a cardboard visor and a bent lance is arguable, but Cervantes’ far more traumatic enslavement from 1571 until 1576 must have formed his intimate comprehension of the difference between freedom and servitude.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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The word robot comes from the Czech word ‘robota’ which meant involuntary servitude, something very close to slavery, says Novakova.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The White House said the executive order guarantees that AI will be integrated into US Department of Health and Human Services systems for sharing health information among health care systems, organizations and patients.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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That new landscape now includes at least one of the five legacy studios — Paramount — having articulated a commitment to integrate AI into its product to maximize efficiencies.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eastern members of the alliance, including Estonia, Poland, and Romania, recently reported incursions into their airspace, while drones that disrupted Danish airports are suspected of being linked to Russia.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Men typically store fat in the belly, but those who carry fat in their arms may have higher estrogen levels, sometimes linked to environmental chemicals called xenoestrogens.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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