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
Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
The all-electric Lexus RZ has a faux manual transmission for shifting gears and a yoke instead of a steering wheel.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
Children could survive being yoked to the value of humanity as a whole.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The steering yoke is button-clad and compact, and to the right is an aviation-like panel of buttons and switches.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
The all-electric Lexus RZ has a faux manual transmission for shifting gears and a yoke instead of a steering wheel.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
Radio Free Asia, Europe and Marti send news into countries yoked under authoritarian regimes, including China, North Korea and Russia.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
Children could survive being yoked to the value of humanity as a whole.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
Noun
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Plan an off-season visit for late July and early August to coincide with Antigua's nearly two-week-long carnival, which celebrates the end of slavery.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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Others online pointed out that Lively once boasted about her and husband Ryan Reynolds getting married in 2012 on a Southern plantation with a history of slavery.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Heiss felt toward the relationship between them a kind of atavistic idealism, which connected the experience to relationships between the Greek erastes and eromenos.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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This delivery and presence is wholly original but feels connected to this history and craft of standup.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Gorsuch calls out 'bondage' in children’s LGBTQ storybook 3.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Lawler: Long before Lord Dunmore promised emancipation to those enslaved, those in bondage already were fleeing to British lines.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since even the 1981 movie’s most laudatory reviews suggested Alda had shot several episodes of television and strung them together, the switch in mediums is an easy fit.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2025
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Ukraine has accused Putin of hiding his intention to continue the war, and of stringing Trump along on a peace deal.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This lunation might crack open your walls, whether you’re coupled or single.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Apr. 2025
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Wanting to spread the love, their graphic designer friend, Katie Leppert, thought of an idea to help their single wedding guests couple up.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wilson responded, first disagreeing with Lackey’s assessment of the association between involuntary servitude in prisons and slavery.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Broken shackles lie underneath the statue’s drapery, to symbolize the end of all types of servitude and oppression.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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,
13 May 2025
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This transition to renewable energy not only supports our broader decarbonization goals but also reinforces our dedication to integrating sustainable practices into the core of our operations.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
12 May 2025
Verb
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The project, which includes a five-star hotel and a residential estate, was developed by a company linked to Prayudh’s PM Group.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Previously, the cosmic production of gold has only been linked to neutron star collisions.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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