as in clenched
to close or secure (something, such as a door) with a latch
latch the gate
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Recent Examples of latched
Anti-vax campaigners latched onto the news and claimed his condition was the effect of the Covid vaccine.
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Fans also latched onto a clip of Maher, in Tuesday's finale, jokingly pretending to faint after the show went to commercial break just as the winners were about to be revealed.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The tree was latched to the roots of its host, which belonged to another endemic conifer species.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024
In the aftermath of the disaster, people latched onto these strandings as an omen.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Fans latched onto her chemistry with Garfield since their first red-carpet interview and really fixated on the possibility of the two of them dating after their Viral 2023 Golden Globes interaction.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
Republicans latched onto the controversy, tying a jump in McDonald’s menu prices to Biden’s economic policy in a bid to win over voters fed up with inflation.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The croc’ fell across my body and latched onto my hand, again.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Ecuador latched onto a statistical quirk to promote Mount Chimborazo as an emerging tourist destination.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Fans also latched onto a clip of Maher, in Tuesday's finale, jokingly pretending to faint after the show went to commercial break just as the winners were about to be revealed.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The tree was latched to the roots of its host, which belonged to another endemic conifer species.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024
In the aftermath of the disaster, people latched onto these strandings as an omen.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Fans latched onto her chemistry with Garfield since their first red-carpet interview and really fixated on the possibility of the two of them dating after their Viral 2023 Golden Globes interaction.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
Republicans latched onto the controversy, tying a jump in McDonald’s menu prices to Biden’s economic policy in a bid to win over voters fed up with inflation.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The croc’ fell across my body and latched onto my hand, again.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Ecuador latched onto a statistical quirk to promote Mount Chimborazo as an emerging tourist destination.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latched
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And in 2003, there were only three nominees, and two of them — Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis —tied.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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These benefits can be tied to performance milestones.Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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By late afternoon, Fernandez is dozing in his chair, mouth agape, hands clasped in his lap.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Next to De León was a statue of the church’s namesake, Our Lady of Sorrows, hands clasped and face frozen in misery.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Greg bolted the panels to the window like a triptych.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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In Wausau, the box that Diny took to his office is back, bolted to the ground and being used for early voting.Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2024
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The airline places a tremendous emphasis on employee pride, ensuring that its staff feel valued and connected to the company’s mission.Anna Convery-Pelletier, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Modern digital advertising systems—from streaming video, OTT and YouTube to audio, podcasts, banner ads and even some forms of print—can be connected to data signals of such interest modality.Ben Kunz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Fed up with the lack of progress, Bryan’s family members and Bradford joined forces with volunteers from the Black and Missing Foundation to hold a community search event in hopes of gleaning a clue that might lead to her whereabouts.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Phillips joined Forbes in 1996 as Publisher of ForbesLife.Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Instead of thinking of sending holiday cards as a task to be tackled, approach it as a way to sit back and reflect on your year and the people in your life as well as a chance to spread some joy.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Corbet’s prior films have tackled similarly overwhelming themes with more scattershot results, but The Brutalist is a major step up for him as a directorial voice.David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Surveillance video of the scene obtained by several news outlets shows the roughly 15-second interaction in which the shooter, who police said was armed with a pistol affixed with a silencer device, attacks Thompson.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Starting on the first of December, a lucky person affixed one ornament per day to the tree.Katie Akin, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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Exotic matter, with properties like negative mass or consisting of strange matter, could fundamentally change energy production if harnessed.Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2024
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Russian commanders have harnessed illicit Starlink terminals to improve their coordination, dispersing in small assault teams backed by drones and artillery to push back Ukrainian forces across the Donetsk region, soldiers have said.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Latched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latched. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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