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
Chadd Scott, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
The robust design of the headphones uses sturdy materials, including an aluminum yoke, while the carrying case provided protects the headphones which also come with two sets of cables.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Anil K. Seth, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2019
To that end, the Trump campaign is clearly intent on yoking her with Biden in the public imagination.
—Jay Cost, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Following the Spanish-American War in 1898, Puerto Rico exchanged the yoke of Spanish colonialism for the yoke of American colonialism.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
The robust design of the headphones uses sturdy materials, including an aluminum yoke, while the carrying case provided protects the headphones which also come with two sets of cables.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Verb
Here the heavy lifting of perception is performed by the top-down signals that convey perceptual predictions, with the bottom-up sensory flow serving only to calibrate these predictions, keeping them yoked, in some appropriate way, to their causes in the world.
—Anil K. Seth, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2019
To that end, the Trump campaign is clearly intent on yoking her with Biden in the public imagination.
—Jay Cost, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
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After leading a relatively peaceful life as a farmer in northern Africa with his wife, Lucius is forced into slavery and ends up becoming a gladiator like his father.Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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Many people believe that slavery in Latin America was a benevolent institution.Ana Lucia Araujo / Made by History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The outcome will encourage you to incorporate more activities into your routine that ease stress and connect you to positive individuals who inspire you.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Leveling the digital playing field isn’t just about connecting to the internet.Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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In fact, Kamala Harris’ candidacy is great reminder of the need to see the roots and consequences of human bondage that existed across the Americas.Ana Lucia Araujo / Made by History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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January 15, 2021: More screenshots start proliferating online — this time, screenshots from Hammer’s secondary Instagram account, including several photos and videos of women in bondage.Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Along its length were strung a system of hydrophones and other sensors.David Szondy, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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My dad is this like calm, sweet, empathetic man and Happy is a little bit high strung.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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That’s the beauty of coupling precise engineering with direct evolution.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, newly engaged Nina Dobrev and Shaun White coupled up as Batman villains in Los Angeles, and Nelly and Ashanti became cowboys in Atlanta.Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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To Simone, child servitude is an evil so plain even CNN can condemn it.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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The state's constitution was changed in the 1970s to remove the exemption for slavery, but the involuntary servitude exception is still included.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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As with most Kias, the interior features loads of technology including a panoramic curved display that integrates two 12.3-inch screens.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Going forward, LinkedIn is also another example of how AI can be integrated into the software and cloud giant’s various businesses.Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, however, Trump also practices a transactional view of foreign policy, demonstrating a willingness during his first term to link disparate issues to secure economic concessions.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Concession stands incorporate facial recognition to allow fans who have linked their wallets to the arena’s app to walk in and out, bypassing registers.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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