as in connected
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 yoked
But if the joke and the ignorance are equally yoked, people will laugh.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Outdoor gear may appear rugged and practical, but the industry that produces and markets it is yoked to traditional fashion cycles.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Outdoor gear may appear rugged and practical, but the industry that produces and markets it is yoked to traditional fashion cycles.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoked
Verb
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Guerrero, in the first inning, connected for a towering fly ball to left field.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, Ludwinski said she’s connected with people at Zingerman’s who helped with questions about business challenges.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But, after marrying and divorcing others in the intervening years, the pair coupled up again in 2021.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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The evidence suggests that both of these African descendants were fully integrated into their respective communities sharing family ties and even the grave.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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The nanopores are anchored in an electrically resistant membrane, which is integrated onto a sensor chip.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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These rare steroids were linked to ancient sponges, but the findings sparked debate, with some suggesting alternative origins, including non-biological processes.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Fruiting bodies contain higher concentrations of bioactive compounds like hericenones, erinacines, and beta-glucans, all of which are linked to benefits like brain and immune health.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Being chained to the baseline offensively has been a topic of disharmony for Watson in the past, though.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 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
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Officials circulated pictures of the bracelet, which is made of gold and strung with beads made of lapis lazuli, a blue stone prized in antiquity.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Yoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoked. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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