interlock
verb (used without object)
to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
are interlocking
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present progressiveof interlock.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“They are interlocking parts of an engine designed to drive long-term investment in the American economy,” he said, in remarks at the Beverly Hilton.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
While of course not perfect on these questions, Ruth Bader Ginsburg understood how systems of oppression such as racism, sexism and classism are interlocking, and not discrete and separate things.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2020
These are interlocking necessities for health and social wellness.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2016
The three agreements are interlocking and depend on each other and can’t be separated without the whole thing coming apart.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2015
Each layer is stuffed with moss, and the ends of the logs are interlocking.
From Napoleon's Campaign in Russia Anno 1812 by Achilles Rose
