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Recent Examples of lock out
William Jones, USA Today, 22 June 2025
Years ago, AmEx produced a short documentary called Spent: Looking for Change, which explored the lives of everyday Americans locked out of the traditional banking system.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
James Mirtle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
In the second year, the NHL’s season was reduced to 48 games because of a lockout.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
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Verb
He was locked out of his car when the battery unexpectedly died.
—William Jones, USA Today, 22 June 2025
Years ago, AmEx produced a short documentary called Spent: Looking for Change, which explored the lives of everyday Americans locked out of the traditional banking system.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
Then, after the Lightning won in 2004 to join the Stars, the league went through a full-season lockout, which led to a hard salary cap and revenue sharing, increasing the chances of success for its fledgling markets.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
In the second year, the NHL’s season was reduced to 48 games because of a lockout.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lock out
Verb
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As the guests walked in, Hasmik would scream with joy and call Tony to come say hello.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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If the pavement is too hot, the American Humane Society recommends purchasing dog shoes to protect the their paws or walking them on grass.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Their nominations went to the Senate last week uncontested by the Democratic minority, whose members walked out to protest how Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, accelerated a vote on Trump’s most controversial and undeserving choice, Emil Bove III, to join the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
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The champion walked out to the Harlem Gospel Ensemble singing his entrance music.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the Energy Institute’s recent Statistical Review of World Energy 2025, a global report that was once compiled by BP until very recently, did not directly predict a peak, but noted that some regions and nations - especially China - are seeing a slowdown or plateau in oil demand.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in June, the Commerce Department said Thursday, after two consecutive months of spending declines, a 0.1% pullback in April and a 0.9% slowdown in May.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Dreyfuss would win an Academy Award two years later for his performance in Herbert Ross' The Goodbye Girl, but Jaws remains one of his most enduringly popular films, even if he's inspired theater walkouts in the past based on his participation in such nostalgia events.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Aramayo said the 95% vote to authorize a walkout was motivated by advances made by other unionized workers throughout Boston.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2024
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On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members. — TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2024
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“Lock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lock%20out. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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