yoked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of yoked
First recorded in 2000–05; yoke 1 ( def. ) (in the sense “the trapezius and deltoid muscles considered together”) + -ed 3 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The hoped-for showdown between summer juggernauts “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” improbably yoked by a meme that launched a box office bonanza and eventually outlived its cleverness, didn’t quite materialize on nominations day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
For too long, cottage cheese was unfairly yoked to the diet industrial complex or discarded as an old-school, if virtuous, deli or diner side.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2023
What, exactly, is the yoked candidate trying to tell us?
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2023
The metaverse project wouldn’t suffer from being yoked to a controversial advertising business, and it would be fully funded for a decade.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
Six of the monsters were yoked like oxen, pulling a two-story-tall siege tower fitted with a giant scorpion ballista.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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