Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locked
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James then copy-and-pasted the same message up through group seven, which is the one that the algorithm latched onto.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025 -
As depicted here, Gacy is a parasite latched onto a failing society.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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But some of its power remains wrapped in mystique.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Even as Altman pitches a science-fictional future, his company is chained to products and business models from the recent technological past.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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The giant ugly sea monster Cetus was closing in on a beach where Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock by her own parents, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the king and queen of ancient Ethiopia.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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After Arthur Anderson folded, Townes-Whitley charted a new course by joining Unisys, a server infrastructure company, which catapulted her into the tech world.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Historically, scientists have studied proteins’ folded structures to understand their function individually.—
Viviane Callier,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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The company’s founder, Kenneth Chee, had prior felony convictions and was barred from holding federal explosives permits.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Jones Act of 1920 — intended to protect domestic fleets — barred international construction for US operators, but without parallel investments to modernize US shipyards, the law only raised costs.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Yet there is a reason why Kinmen remains to this day ruled by Taipei—some 140 miles away—despite being encircled on three sides by the PRC.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the same month the Germans encircled Leningrad and began the siege of the city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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San Juan Hills bolted to a 6-0 lead in the third set and, with Hodges scoring on kills and blocks, went on to its 25-11 win to go ahead in sets 2-1.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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In Van Horn, ninety miles southwest of Pecos, the shelter consisted of four outdoor cages bolted to a concrete pad.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sheets of mist enveloped the mountain, sliding past each other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The pork is perfectly seasoned and charred, then enveloped in a thick homemade corn tortilla that keeps its structure no matter how much tomatillo salsa is added.—
Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Locked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locked. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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