yokes 1 of 2

noun

plural of yoke
as in slaveries
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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yokes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of yoke
as in strings
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 yokes
Noun
The sliders and yokes offer a wide range of fit adjustments, easily stretching to accommodate an adult head. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 Forest Service officials, their patience having long evaporated, arrived in force, handcuffing and hauling the occupiers out by the yokes of their flannels, then bulldozing the camp. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 His shirts also featured yokes and wider cuffs, a departure from the norm at the time. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Both suits have sleeveless coveralls with yokes, front and back, of Lycra stretch knit. — The Editors, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025 The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 Instead, there will be details that speak to the brand’s origins such as a five-pocket pant with slanted rather than straight pockets and yokes added for interest. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yokes
  1. strings
  2. connects
  3. chains
  4. couples
  5. integrates
  6. links
  7. interconnects
  8. hooks
Verb
  • Antinous attempts to shrug off the token’s return, but seemingly recognizes it, and realizes in full that Odysseus has returned for revenge when the man strings his bow.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
Definition of strings
Verb
  • SparkHub connects creator content to tracked sales inside its ShopBack app.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • If no one inside the company can explain how your data connects to an outcome that affects you, the privacy statement is decoration.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of connects
Verb
  • Other specialty markets, including the Asian grocery chains 99 Ranch Market and T&T Supermarket, are also expanding in Southern California.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Restaurant chains Chipotle and QDOBA pulled jalapeños last week.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of chains
Verb
  • Via Plinio, 32 Luca Marcellin’s 26-seat cocktail bar couples the conviviality of a neighborhood place with the intrigue of a speakeasy.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Eliminating the burn zone WJGL technology is a precision manufacturing method that couples a high-power laser inside a microscopic, 50-micrometer stream of high-pressure water surrounded by protective shielding gas.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of couples
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  • The firm manages the cable’s arrival on France’s Atlantic coast and integrates it into Europe’s terrestrial network.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • QuickBooks integrates with more than 800 popular platforms and applications, including Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Gusto, Mailchimp, PayPal, Salesforce, Shopify, Square, Stripe and Zapier.
    — Dana Miranda, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of integrates
Verb
  • Kinder Morgan operates a dominant, interconnected web of steel pipelines that links oversupplied shale basins directly to major demand centers and Gulf Coast export complexes.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That links the card to their identity and the spending limits their employer has set.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of links
Verb
  • And the thread that interconnects them is the term neoliberalism, which was a political economic movement that has roots in the ’30s and in the 1940s.
    — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Real estate interconnects the problem of business debt with the crisis in local government financing.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Definition of interconnects
Verb
  • Chrysalis hooks its clients up with social services and teaches them how to write a resume, navigate online job listings and handle an interview.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Right before guests arrive, attach fishing line to the wire cage and hang the fall flower arrangement using cup hooks indoors or on nearby branches outside.
    — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
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