as in to hang
to close or secure (something, such as a door) with a latch
latch the gate
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Recent Examples of latch
There was plenty for golf fans to latch onto all day on Sunday.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Starting at $8 Shoppers also appreciate how the bags take minimal effort to clean and don’t latch onto food odors.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
For that reason, fans also have latched onto a theory that Kendrick signaled her support for Baldoni, her co-star’s nemesis, while praising the work of movie directors before presenting an award at the British Academy Film Awards last week.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
There was a lot of evidence of what Dorit did wrong for Sutton to latch onto.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Starting at $8 Shoppers also appreciate how the bags take minimal effort to clean and don’t latch onto food odors.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
For that reason, fans also have latched onto a theory that Kendrick signaled her support for Baldoni, her co-star’s nemesis, while praising the work of movie directors before presenting an award at the British Academy Film Awards last week.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
There was a lot of evidence of what Dorit did wrong for Sutton to latch onto.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch
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But Bright said there are many more projects in various stages of permitting by the federal government that have question marks hanging over them.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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But along with the angry calls and Facebook messages, Vito’s has been praised and thanked for hanging the illustration.—
Lorena O'Neil,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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After walking out of a prison near Seoul, Yoon waved, clenched his fists and bowed deeply to his supporters who were shouting his name and waving South Korean and U.S. flags.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Yoon was seen on Saturday waving his hand, clenching his fists and bowing to his supporters who were shouting his name and waving South Korean and U.S. national flags.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Alec is visibly disturbed by the news, pushing his chair back and clasping his hand to his face, stunned into silence.—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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Option to clasp your hands behind your back and reach your knuckles toward the wall behind you.—
Amber Sayer,
Outside Online,
24 Feb. 2025
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The ad is the latest example of Republicans seeking to pin the vote on Democrats Earlier this week, the National Republican Congressional Committee rolled out their own digital ads targeting House Democrats who voted against the measure.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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There was also the Wake Forest possession in this stretch where Lubin pinned a layup to the backboard — the play Forbes considered the turning point.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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The game was largely back and forth with nine lead changes and 5 times throughout the game the score was tied.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Critics question the wisdom of tying America’s financial future to a purely speculative, highly volatile asset.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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By the time the game had reached the par-3 12th hole, Atlanta held a 5-2 lead and the team threw the Hammer – making the hole worth double points – in an attempt to clinch the victory.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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And though the deal was clinched with involvement from the incoming Trump administration, it was sealed under the auspices of the Biden administration in its waning days.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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The windows were open squares pasted over with layers of newspaper, and the room was occupied mainly by a brick bed large enough for the parents and the four children to share.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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This allows players to copy and paste textures to alter the environment, such as changing ice into lava, transforming waterfalls into climbable vines, and all manner of other trickery that helps to solve puzzles, defeat baddies, and unlock new areas of Riverside.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Unlike Ophiocordyceps, which forces ants to clamp onto vegetation before a fruiting body erupts from their heads, Gibellula species spread in a finer, more filamentous way, using the entire spider’s body as a fungal scaffolding.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Simply clamp and rotate one full turn for the former and half a turn for the latter.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Latch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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