as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
a people able at last to throw off the yoke and to embrace freedom
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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
yoked several ideas together to come up with a new theory
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Recent Examples of yoke
Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2022
The collection also includes minimalist women’s shirts, like the Club Shirt with subtle western yoke details, and a denim work shirt.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Jan. 2025
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Pairing the two tracks yoked humanitarian relief to the far thornier matter of aligning both parties to the conflict on the terms of a cease-fire.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This short-term self-discipline set the stage for long-term success: Hungary was freed from the Soviet yoke, the United States prevailed in the Cold War, and a devastating war was avoided.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2022
The collection also includes minimalist women’s shirts, like the Club Shirt with subtle western yoke details, and a denim work shirt.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Still, the similarities are felt, stylistically and technically, in the collage-like form and the free manipulation of archival images—and, above all, in a shared sense of audacious yet exquisite aestheticism yoked to a strain of refined, resolute insolence.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Pairing the two tracks yoked humanitarian relief to the far thornier matter of aligning both parties to the conflict on the terms of a cease-fire.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
Noun
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But opposition to the expansion of slavery was the unifying principle of the young Republican Party.—
Jeffrey Schmitt,
The Conversation,
28 Feb. 2025
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Until right before the Civil War, the politics of statehood closely tracked the nation's antebellum divide over slavery.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Thinking Game event was the second meeting of IRL Movie Club, a nationwide initiative to connect independent film communities through in-person screenings and conversations.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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But state workers like David Haug who already are in offices twice a week aren’t convinced two more days in person would present substantial opportunities to connect with colleagues.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Passing for White to Escape Slavery Passing for white was an intentional strategy that enslaved people used to free themselves from bondage.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Feb. 2025
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By the late 17th century, rulers had issued further decrees and orders urging officials in Spanish America to liberate Indigenous peoples still in bondage.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Cars everywhere were ablaze, and a dome of embers arced above the avenue like festival lights strung above streets in Little Italy.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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After a while, the building’s owner strung a chain out front to deter trespassers — to no avail.—
Brittany Loggins,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The park coupled the announcement with a construction update for its Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift roller coaster, which was announced in 2023 and is set to open in 2026.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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In the series hybrid, the engine is not mechanically coupled to the wheels at all.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These were the years in which capitalism shed its pitiless light on the absurd British soul, with its deep striations of caste and station, its postcolonial taint, most of all its perverted emotional core, full of love and loathing for its own extremes of domination and servitude.—
Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement California Nevada just banned ‘slavery and involuntary servitude’ in prisons.—
Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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At the University of Chicago, a spokesman for NORC, which is part of a consortium that last year received a $53 million, 10-year grant to better integrate the use of evidence and data into USAID programs, declined to comment on the status of its funding.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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The mass layoffs from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — more than 600, according to the former agency head — include at least one high-profile meteorologist in Miami and another charged with integrating artificial intelligence into climate and weather predictions.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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The decision comes after a meeting with the Big Three automakers—Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis—which a senior administration official linked to the president's decision.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Those foods, which have been linked to a host of health problems, also include high levels of refined grains, added sugars and sodium.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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