as in slavery
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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as in to connect
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 yoke
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Details include smooth gold hardware, western yoke accents and floral embroidery.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Germany still suspects that France’s vision of continental unity actually means yoking German economic power to French foreign policy ambitions.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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Noun
There is also a yoke instead of a steering wheel, part of the car’s steer-by-wire system, which is intended to improve maneuverability by varying the car’s steering response at different speeds.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Details include smooth gold hardware, western yoke accents and floral embroidery.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Kitamura, who trained as a classical ballet dancer in her youth, is skilled at conveying the sort of physical performance that yokes mind to body, that demands everything from a person.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Germany still suspects that France’s vision of continental unity actually means yoking German economic power to French foreign policy ambitions.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
Noun
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The festival also revealed programming in honor of Juneteenth — the day, now a federal holiday, that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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The outlet reports that the images were obtained by the university for Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz to use as evidence for a discredited pseudoscientific theory of Black racial inferiority in defense of slavery.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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To connect with Chuanrui and learn more about his journey, follow him on LinkedIn.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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No arrests have been made and police are seeking information connected with the shooting.—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Some of the photos and video images showed children 11 and younger in bondage and having sado-masochistic acts inflicted on them, according to a news release Thursday by U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson’s office.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
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Gorsuch calls out 'bondage' in children’s LGBTQ storybook 3.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The momentum was beginning to turn and seven minutes later Sunderland strung a series of passes together that scythed through the Sheffield United midfield, allowing Mayenda to find the back of the net.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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The Pacers got hot from 3 and were able to string enough stops together to force overtime behind a Haliburton prayer in regulation.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The result was Vero International, a line that couples the artisan know-how of Apollonio’s craftspeople with Simple Flair’s youthful, contemporary aesthetics.—
Laura May Todd,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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This lunation might crack open your walls, whether you’re coupled or single.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the two women bond, the meek Etsuko begins to wonder if this life of traditional domestic servitude is really what she was made for.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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He was forced to live a life of misery and servitude to his aunt and uncle and their awful son before he was freed when Hagrid extended an invitation that changed his life forever.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The resort’s longevity program integrates the Mylife Changer method and anti-inflammatory metabolic program that targets detoxifying and cell-regeneration treatments, biohacking and movement.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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The New Reality of AI in the Workplace Today, many AI tools are integrated straight into almost every SaaS application.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Verb
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In January, the Pentagon designated Tencent a Chinese military company, showing that Mississippi’s state pension fund doesn’t categorically reject investments linked to the Chinese military.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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The data linking water fluoridation to low IQ is controversial.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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