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
The director, Pierre Salvadori, is described on the Cannes website as being an ardent devotee of the tradition of Ernst Lubitsch, Billy Wilder and Blake Edwards (though maybe only in France would that third name be yoked to the other two).
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 May 2026
Further, one of Vox’s advantages in the space over its audio-only competitors is that some of the shows are yoked, at least tangentially, to Vox’s publishing business, which provides additional marketing, promotion, and a funnel for some talent.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Mar. 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
The Communist Party, formed in 1919, yoked its reputation to the Soviet Union run by Vladimir Lenin and then Joseph Stalin, one of the most repressive regimes in modern history.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
But if the joke and the ignorance are equally yoked, people will laugh.
—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
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 May 2026
Further, one of Vox’s advantages in the space over its audio-only competitors is that some of the shows are yoked, at least tangentially, to Vox’s publishing business, which provides additional marketing, promotion, and a funnel for some talent.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Mar. 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
The Communist Party, formed in 1919, yoked its reputation to the Soviet Union run by Vladimir Lenin and then Joseph Stalin, one of the most repressive regimes in modern history.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
But if the joke and the ignorance are equally yoked, people will laugh.
—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
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As part of that package, Republicans included $1 billion for White House security enhancements, part of it connected to Trump’s ballroom.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Austin police arrested two juveniles Sunday who investigators believe were connected to 12 shooting incidents across the city that injured four people, struck two fire stations and triggered a shelter-in-place order in South Austin.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Several of their castmates, including Stephen Kalyn and Mika Abdalla, are also coupled up off-screen.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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In practice, this means Halloway’s cars are physically coupled to the same trains as Amtrak’s standard coaches and sleepers.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Apr. 2026
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The company has integrated e-cargo delivery bikes into its last-mile operations in some cities over the past few years.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The goal is to have systems that work together so that radar made by different companies in different countries can be integrated to share data and track threats, King said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Cooling towers were also the culprit in a large Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City last year, which was linked to 114 cases, 90 hospitalizations and seven deaths.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is warning residents of a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to baby poultry.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Tanstack reports that three vulnerabilities were abused and chained together to upload the malicious versions.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2026
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When chained together, however, the two exploits allow attackers to obtain root on every major distribution Kim tested.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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The buyer strung him along for 18 months, promising $50,000 a month in rent that never appeared, offering new excuses every time an escrow date came and went.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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These plastic or burlap cloths can be strung on hooks nailed into a structure, or draped over hoops or posts just above the plants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Yoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoked. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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