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as in certainty
one that is certain to succeed
the governor is regarded as a lock for his party's presidential nomination
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Recent Examples of lock
Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Glossy Top Coat, to lock in the designs and add some shine.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
AirTags, security locks and more to streamline your trip.
—Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The agreement caps Live Nation’s long-term exclusivity contracts, historically used to lock venues into its system, at four years, and venues will be permitted to allocate a portion of their ticket inventory to rival platforms, the Politico report added.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Glossy Top Coat, to lock in the designs and add some shine.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
Perez, Meyer and Paddack were seen as locks to be part of the rotation.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
AirTags, security locks and more to streamline your trip.
—Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock
Verb
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Funny, isn’t it, how people latch onto one thing and not another?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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The one commode in it was shielded from sight only by wooden shutters, which swung on double-action spring hinges, like saloon doors, and had to be latched shut with a hook on a swivel.—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Another young girl, Maria Antonia’s best friend, leaps out of her desk to wrap her arms around her.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Cardi stands on the edge of the room as the women straddle chairs backward, tightening their core muscles and wrapping their ankles around the back in order to control their slow descent to the ground.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For now, there is but one certainty—that the hopes and lives of Iranians don’t matter.—
Jason Rezaian,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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While systems’ responses to crises typically seek to impose order and certainty, art creates spaces where uncertainty and ambiguity are embraced rather than denied.—
Jane M. Saks,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As the war with Iran enters its fourth week the strait remains effectively shut, Iran continues to hit ships and tankers trying to pass through, and the price of oil has risen considerably.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026
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But in the third, O’Connell scored what turned out to be the GWG and Lundgren kept the door shut.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Daisy instructs her to focus on making beds and forget the laundry, but Alesia can’t help herself from folding one million towels in the middle of the boat 40 minutes before the guest’s arrival.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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These towels are ultra-thin, sand-free microfiber essentials that shake clean instantly, dry three times faster than cotton, and fold down lightweight and compact for the ultimate travel-ready getaway.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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March is bursting with sales, shows, slam dunks and everything in between.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Kansas' Tre White had an emphatic slam dunk with 13 seconds remaining to finish with 12 points.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Rumors flew that when his contract was up this summer, after the inevitable early-round playoff exit, James would bolt.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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When Florida Gulf Coast coach Andy Enfield bolted to Southern Cal, Cantens joined the Trojans as their director of scouting and video operations.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Once you're done, simply attach them to twine.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
16 Mar. 2026
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Plant the vine next to a trellis, tree trunk, or open framework to give stems support for twining.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Lock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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