yoking

present participle of yoke

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of yoking In 1642, the fifth Dalai Lama first unified Tibet by yoking the strength of Mongol forces, who razed the monasteries of rival sects, killing thousands. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026 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 That legacy echoes in our every cell, yoking our fates to the vast unicellular realm, where creatures such as protozoans navigate threats, seek succor and sense their way from life to death. — Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoking
Verb
  • The Bernina Express is a famous red scenic train connecting Tirano in Italy to Saint Moritz along a UNESCO World Heritage Site route.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The prolific and acclaimed writer and activist used his liberal beliefs and his agrarian roots in Kentucky to craft novels, poems and essays connecting the natural world to humankind.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For the project Winter and her team tired coupling plasma with electrocatalysis.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The authors of the Nature Energy paper found a way around that obstacle by coupling two ultra-thin nickel-titanium films.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • By then, Meta had begun integrating Manus' team and technology into its own.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The message comes following Tuesday morning’s memo from David Ellison, chairman and CEO, and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, which acknowledged that layoffs will be part of the process of integrating the two companies.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Turbah sits on a main road linking the provincial capital of Taiz with the port city of Aden, which serves as an interim seat of Yemen's government.
    — AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In an August 2024 letter first reported by Semafor, editorial staff said OpenAI was hallucinating Atlantic stories and linking to aggregation of the publication’s reporting.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Coroner’s officials have issued a new image, created by combining a forensic sketch and post-mortem photographs using artificial intelligence.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The company will look at the emerging role of AI in dubbing and how hybrid workflows combining technology and human expertise could support the localization of content for international markets.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • From stringing her Syrn bras across the Hollywood sign to her divisive American Eagle ad, she is used to the drama.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, on a Sunday night in January, Ricky Craig began stringing Christmas lights around the base of a vast, unidentifiable object—half of the storybook cottage formerly known as Pinky.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There are no interconnecting rooms in the hotel; however, rollaway beds and cots are available.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Plus, there’s the world-famous Needles, with over 60 miles of interconnecting trails.
    — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Yoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoking. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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