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  • past participle of lock.
  • past tense form of lock.
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locked

ADJECTIVE
secured
Synonyms


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The players were locked in a meeting, with unconfirmed reports that several players, including goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, expressed their wish to withdraw from the game leading to questions whether the game would go ahead.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hours later, reporters were still locked out and a state dinner with President Xi of China went ahead without them.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

With the two global powers locked in a race to develop artificial intelligence, concerns that the technology could spin out of human control have soared in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But the receiver he’d locked in on was unavailable and an Oregon edge rusher was charging at him unchecked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

I could have snatched the phone, locked myself in the bathroom, given our address, and this whole thing would all be over.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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