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
Many have latched onto the voting records as a sign of the new pontiff's politics, but Illinois officials are quick to point out that Prairie State voters are not required to register as members of a political party.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Just 15 seconds into my first treatment with the freezing helmet latched to my head and with six more hours to go, the cold was unbearable.
—Maria Yagoda, Vox, 9 May 2025
Trump latched onto a single element — tariffs on foreign production — before appearing to back off on Monday.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 May 2025
Decades later, Nazis latched onto the idea, with some even spending time hunting for Vril.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Just 15 seconds into my first treatment with the freezing helmet latched to my head and with six more hours to go, the cold was unbearable.
—Maria Yagoda, Vox, 9 May 2025
Trump latched onto a single element — tariffs on foreign production — before appearing to back off on Monday.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 May 2025
Decades later, Nazis latched onto the idea, with some even spending time hunting for Vril.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latch
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But the racial disparity that motivated Freedom House’s inception hung over the service.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Activists hung a giant transgender pride flag from a famous landmark in Yosemite National Park on Tuesday morning.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Caffeine can also interfere with saliva production and cause an increase in nighttime teeth clenching and grinding, Sandip Sachar, DDS, a New York City dentist with Sachar Dental NYC, told Health.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
21 May 2025
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Your body has an impulsive reaction of tightening your muscles and clenching when something feels uncomfortable.—
Alexander Cheves,
Them.,
16 May 2025
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Crowning it all is a tender portrait — three small hands clasping hers, a portrait of family and togetherness etched in ink.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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She was dressed in gray baggy pants and a shapeless brown shirt, her tiny hands clasping a clipboard.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Then the actor pinned the napkin to her head, and voila.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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Other income streams include PayPal donations and YouTube’s Super Chat, which lets viewers pin their comments on the broadcast for a fee.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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Defined as stress or anxiety tied to past financial hardships, financial trauma does not always look like bankruptcy or foreclosure.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Which consumer loans could see higher rates Some loans could see more direct impacts because their rates are tied to bond prices.—
Annie Nova,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Related Articles But an explosive seven minutes clinched the Panthers’ victory, sending Florida to its third straight Eastern Conference final with a 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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Sacramento State clinched the Western Athletic Conference regular-season title on Thursday at John Smith Field to earn the top seed in this week’s WAC Tournament in Mesa, Arizona.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2025
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The nation also operates on a different system that precludes simply copying and pasting Germany’s rules.—
Akielly Hu,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
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Samsung employees accidentally pasted proprietary code into a public chatbot, potentially leaking the code into the chatbot's training data.—
Anthony Green,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fire firmly stayed clamped to Johnson’s arm, and did not let go until given a release command.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Stimson worked quickly, cutting across the tissue of the thigh and clamping bleeding vessels along the way.—
Catherine Musemeche,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Latch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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