yoke
noun
a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Meanwhile, more and more of us are yoking ourselves to increasingly narrow ideological and oratorical identities.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2018