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
Just having your reality turned inside out and having so many emotions go through you, and not knowing which one of them to latch onto, was a brilliant writing and acting moment, and Sterling executed it so well.
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
That being said, there was one interesting detail fans only latched onto immediately: Starks never said his name was Ricky Starks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The baby cried incessantly, refusing to latch or nurse because Shauna, weakened by starvation, was unable to produce enough milk to nourish him.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Unlike opioids, which work by latching onto receptor proteins on nerves in the central nervous system, suzetrigine works only in peripheral nerves—that is, those outside the brain and spinal cord.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
That being said, there was one interesting detail fans only latched onto immediately: Starks never said his name was Ricky Starks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The baby cried incessantly, refusing to latch or nurse because Shauna, weakened by starvation, was unable to produce enough milk to nourish him.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Unlike opioids, which work by latching onto receptor proteins on nerves in the central nervous system, suzetrigine works only in peripheral nerves—that is, those outside the brain and spinal cord.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch
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Some might go so far as to contend that the DDE has been a distraction from more vital discussions and has been an albatross hanging over the necks of ethicists and society.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Is the gap between BC and Holy Cross large enough that the kids at the latter still have low hanging fruit to improve on?—
Corey Pronman,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Moments after an emphatic two-handed jam in the closing seconds that sealed Sherman Oaks Notre Dame’s 68-61 upset of Harvard-Westlake on Friday night in Studio City, Tyran Stokes clenched both fists, turned toward his teammates and screamed at the top of his lungs.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Manchester City striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw clenched her right fist and raised her arm into the air.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Christian Eidson, Tench’s good friend of 10 years, silently wept in the courtroom — one hand clasping his lips and the other holding his round glasses in his lap — as Robinson appeared in a bright orange Mecklenburg Detention Center uniform.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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The first lady's coin features a black and white photo of Melania smiling with her hands clasped in front of her face.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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Pro-Moscow military bloggers have pinned Russian setbacks in the Donetsk regional city of Toretsk on commanders faking successes to curry favor with the military and political leadership and earn bonuses.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Since Neymar’s return to Brazil with his boyhood club Santos, many are pinning their World Cup 2026 hopes on his fitness.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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But Sweeney had his hands partly tied because of Marchand’s health and his eight-team no-trade list.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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But the Heat again responded, closing the period on an 18-7 run to enter the fourth quarter with the game tied at 80.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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At the Short-Course championships, the 18-year-old again edged out Smith to clinch a win and a new world record with a 1:59.32 finish.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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After an initial adjustment period, White is once again flexing his ability to be a do-everything guy for the Bulls, scoring a career-high 44 points in a thunderous late-game rally to clinch a win over a potential play-in opponent.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Just copy and paste the embed code, and your world is live.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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The near-error occurred after a staffer handling the transfer copied and pasted the account number into a field for the dollar figure, which was detected on the next business day, the report added.—
Bhanvi Satija,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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