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
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
Key features: 50mm objective lens diameter, four eyepieces, three Barlow lenses, manual yoke mount, free download to astronomy software program.
—Kat Bayly, Space.com, 10 July 2025
Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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Noun
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The Chevy California Corvette concept’s yoke and dashboard.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 July 2025
Key features: 50mm objective lens diameter, four eyepieces, three Barlow lenses, manual yoke mount, free download to astronomy software program.
—Kat Bayly, Space.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
But then come the passages of cockeyed brilliance—such as this one, yoking Nicholas’s philosophical meditation on the nature of subjective perception to the 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
Noun
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Gruelle also wrote children’s books and designed other dolls to expand Raggedy Ann’s lore, which is filled with nostalgia for slavery.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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The only way to assure that a Constitution possessing such powers was ratified was to keep slavery off the agenda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Firefox mention comes a week after a full-on crossover with Nashville's 911 dispatcher Cammie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) appearing on the mothership 9-1-1, helping Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) connect with Athena (Angela Bassett) and Hen (Aisha Hinds) in space.—
Patrick Gomez,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both also connected really deeply with their big-name players and understood how to communicate with those individuals to get the best out of them.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rogers noted that the book argues that a central cause of the war was Anglo settlers’ determination to keep slaves in bondage after Mexico largely abolished it.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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For a stroll back in time, bucolic Natchez, MS offers tourists a comforting view of the antebellum South, glossing over such inconvenient realities as millions of people held in bondage.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Take the train from Copenhagen in under three hours and wander Aarhus’s pretty streets strung with Christmas lights, ducking into boutiques and cafés before making your way to one of two Christmas markets.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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Volunteers started stringing lights in late September.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By coupling the Cannes premiere with structured industry access, organizers hope to create visibility for participants while connecting Indonesian production capacity with international distribution channels.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Breaking the cycle curse The team created the HAT-TP polymer by coupling hexaazatrinaphtylene (HAT-CN) and hexaaminotriptycene (THA-NH₂) into a 3D framework.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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Peña Lopez is also charged with document servitude.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ideal tutors will also integrate her extracurricular interests—such as golfing, boxing, and cosmetology—into her academic agenda.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Grounded in a model that links psychological well-being to ecological well-being, CPA-NA helps clinicians integrate climate awareness into their practice and communities.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Familial pairs choose the experimental merge for a variety of reasons, including a mother with Alzheimer’s linking her mind with her daughter; teenage brothers, one terminally ill; a man and his pregnant fiancée; a father and his addict daughter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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She was struck by how intricately this costly brand was linked to her life and to her family’s finances.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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