Synonyms for locking
lock·ing

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1. locking, lockupnoun

   the act of locking something up to protect it

   Synonyms:
   lockup

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1. • Protection

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1. List of paraphrases for "locking":

   lock, lock-up, lockout, blockade, blocking, latching, embargo, phase-lock, foreclosure, lockdown, latch, lock-out, block, blockage, gating

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1. locking

   Synonyms:
   See Phase locking
   

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1. Said Hanson:

   I think the perfect storm of COVID fears, locking down two-thirds of the population for 15 months, the self-induced recession, the Trump derangement syndrome, the George Floyd death, the 120 days of riots, the inactivity and inability to get people to meet one another, the crazy election, all of that was the spark or the fuse that lit the preexisting problems.

2. Bob Woodson:

   None of us should be defined bythe worst of what we were, butit is very dangerous for them tobe flirting with the -- the RussianRevolution, the same thinghappened there --theywanted to rewrite history, we are reaching a level ofdepravity when rioters inPortland are locking people inbuildings and trying to burn them down --and also, people arecheering when a Trump supporteris shot to death. Ive neverseen that level of depravitybefore.

3. Yoweri Museveni:

   The military and police are still surrounding our home and indeed, they are still locking our gates and are not allowing anybody to move out, or anybody to come in.

4. Andrew Schneider:

   Continuous unremitting darkness has been known to send some people into an emotional tailspin, so the management here at KBHR radio suggests locking away the firearms. The desire to stick that 45 between the teeth can get pretty strong at times, so why invite temptation.

5. Jonathan Miller:

   If you look at market share of two-year leases, 56.3%, that is the highest since June of 2021 during the rocket ship of rental activity, what that says to me is that the consumer expects rents to rise going forward and they are locking in rent now as a protection.