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
New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
They were clearly designed with the yoke steering wheel of the concept car Cyberster in mind, because with the regular round wheel of the production version, the two side screens are obscured by your hands.
—James Morris, Fortune Europe, 6 Oct. 2024
Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
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
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Noun
Instead of a traditional wheel, the Filante Record 2025 has a sci-fi-style yoke with protruding handles on each side that use steer-by-wire and brake-by-wire systems to control steering, stopping, and acceleration.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
They were clearly designed with the yoke steering wheel of the concept car Cyberster in mind, because with the regular round wheel of the production version, the two side screens are obscured by your hands.
—James Morris, Fortune Europe, 6 Oct. 2024
Verb
In service of such historical comprehensiveness, Jameson has yoked some dissimilar books into sequence.
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yoke
Noun
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Lewis was working within the Neoclassical mode, recycling the stylings of ancient Greece for a new era concerned with enforcing the abolition of slavery.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Vanessa Northington Gamble, a physician and medical historian at George Washington University, says Crumpler’s story is part of a lineage of Black healers dating back to the time of slavery.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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What’s been great is that this show connected so quickly.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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In his view, this can offer a better way to increase buy-in and engagement, and can be more rewarding as well for leaders who can connect to employees but still maintain boundaries.—
Maria Ross,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Given recent rumors that those in bondage intended to rebel, the delegation accepted his explanation, withdrew and convinced the waiting crowd outside to disperse.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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For those freed from bondage, the end of the Civil War was a time of great hope and promise as well as profound disappointment and loss.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The good news for the Suns is that Durant is still here and destroying teams, and Phoenix is finally stringing wins together, including notable ones against winning teams like the Cavaliers and Bucks. Josh Giddey and the Bulls are on an improbable roll.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Theirs sits on the ground, just bare bulbs screwed into the ends of copper piping strung with wires, powering through a wondrous cycle of dimming and illumination, conjuring electricity’s arrival to the Marble Palace long ago.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Popular among celebrities like Brittany Mahomes, these Miramar styles have garnered high praise from shoppers for coupling the comfort of sweatpants with the sharp details of traditional denim.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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And the fact that women and men are coupling up despite their educational gaps indicates that preferences are perhaps more flexible than some people assume.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The people are crying out for relief from medical servitude and the Trump administration keeps doubling down on the oppression.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The main character escapes servitude and arrives at a space station called the Eye, where different factions are fighting for both survival and freedom.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Even though bringing an integrating wellness program to the resort blurs the line between a casino and a resort hotel, Barry sees it as a worthwhile.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Singh devises ways to integrate technologies like telemedicine and artificial intelligence into electronic health records to alert doctors to potential prescribing errors or misdiagnoses.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As head of the nation's public health agencies, Kennedy's aides have asked federal health officials to reopen research into whether vaccines are linked to autism.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Read more: Why Allergy Seasons Are Getting Worse The papers in the survey also looked at the mechanism that links climate change to increases in hay fever.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Yoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yoke. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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