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Recent Examples of lock out
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Keep the weight close to your body and lock out at the top by squeezing your glutes.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
Canada’s biggest airline is poised to start canceling several dozen flights Thursday ahead of a weekend lockout of flight attendants that threatens to throw travel plans for tens of thousands into chaos during the peak summer season.
—Matthew Rehbein, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Mortgage rates have remained elevated since 2023 and home prices are at record highs, locking out many millennials and Gen Z buyers from the housing market.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Keep the weight close to your body and lock out at the top by squeezing your glutes.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
During the hip extension of the deadlift, or the lockout at the top of the movement, your glutes are the most engaged muscle.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 18 Aug. 2025
Canada’s biggest airline is poised to start canceling several dozen flights Thursday ahead of a weekend lockout of flight attendants that threatens to throw travel plans for tens of thousands into chaos during the peak summer season.
—Matthew Rehbein, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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Zambia also invented the walking safari.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Law enforcement agents carrying machine guns and an officer with a police dog were among the few walking around.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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In 2023, fans were shocked to see all five members of *NSYNC, which had disbanded nearly 20 years earlier, walked out together to present best pop video.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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One current rumor is that Reilly may walk out of the jury house altogether, which would add another dramatic complication to the season.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Investors flocked to bonds because of signs of a slowdown in the labor market.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The metal's price surge this year underscores its role in portfolio diversification, particularly as equity markets face risks from economic slowdowns.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last Friday, students across the state staged walkouts calling on lawmakers to take action on guns, including an assault weapons ban and magazine capacity limits.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Before the strike, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said the effects of a potential walkout would not be huge.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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