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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With that in mind, the Cowboys have been connected to a few different potential targets.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The ghost stories seemed to suit a river that’s connected to America’s soul.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Plaintiffs argue that federal officials have coupled this surveillance with a campaign of public threats — warning that noncitizens who post anti-American or anti-Israel content online risk deportation or visa revocation.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Once captured by the QuBUS, the photons were coupled into a fiber optic cable and sent to an ion trap at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen for analysis.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The shipborne system draws tracking data from the Baden-Württemberg’s TRS-4D AESA radar, integrated into its combat management system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Decades of sanctions mean Syria’s banks and businesses have not been integrated into the global financial system, and both private companies and government lack the expertise to quickly develop policies and practices to do it.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That research has also linked ultraprocessed foods to health concerns like obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline and cardiovascular disease.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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And the exposure to bright artificial flashes of light, even for milliseconds, can not only disrupt human circadian rhythms, leading to less and lower-quality sleep, but has also been linked to certain types of cancers in humans.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2024, Jake Roos and his team at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) discovered a 3-year-old Chihuahua who was chained outside with a bungee cord wrapped around his neck and ticks all over his body.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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He was allegedly chained for much of that time and was released from them on his wedding anniversary, when he was finally allowed to shower.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Take a stroll downtown to spot miniature pumpkins dangling from the oaks along Main Street, or meander down smaller streets to find oversized skeletons by the sidewalks and witches’ hats strung overhead.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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It was made of gold and strung with beads made of lapis lazuli, a blue stone prized in antiquity.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Yoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoked. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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