as in to shut
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening
Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again
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Hospital medical records showed that O'Keefe's injuries included eyes swollen shut and black and blue, a cut on his right eyelid, a cut to the left side of his nose, a two-inch laceration on the back of his head, multiple skull fractures and six bloody cuts of varied length on his right forearm.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
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Read the full Sagittarius Daily Horoscope Capricorn (December 21 - January 19) When one door shuts, another door opens during the Virgo lunar eclipse.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Dow closed lower by 890 points, or 2.08%, pulling back from a loss of more than 1,100 points at one point.—
Tricia Escobedo,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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After the Heat went ahead by 11 points with 6:47 to play, the Hornets closed the game on a 28-14 run to complete their comeback.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Obviously, acting so quickly as to prevent the attacker from being able to lock you out in the first place would be best, and that means employing a phishing-resistant authentication methodology like a passkey, would be ideal.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Boston is essentially locked into the No. 2 spot within the East standings barring any dramatic occurrences down the stretch.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Steek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steek. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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