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Mortensen becomes Rick Stanton, one of the world’s greatest cave divers, a man who feels the hefty yoke of moral obligation and the burden of responsibility to save thirteen souls stranded in a cave chamber miles under a mountain.

The microphone itself is permanently suspended on a metal yoke mount that feels sturdy yet easy to adjust, and the yoke is fastened to a plastic horseshoe-shaped desk stand with a soft slip-resistant base.

This podcasting mic from Shure is designed with a broadcast-friendly yoke mount and offers a suite of onboard DSP including ambient noise cancellation to deliver crisp and clear voice quality.

Enslaved Texans found their yoke weighing more heavily under Texan rule than it had under that of Mexico, which nominally forbade slavery.

The forces for and against women’s registration yoke closely to the positions for and against the Equal Rights Amendment.

Did a group of righteous warriors throw off the yoke of imperial oppression?

When the state acts wrongly, the yoke of that sin falls upon all who do not protest.

And, indeed, the Framers were armed revolutionaries who understood that guns were useful for throwing off the yoke of tyranny.

The U.S. is actually holding up its end of the bargain quite well, and assuming the yoke of economic leadership.

Obama, finally freed from the yoke of reelection, could live out the true meaning of his promise.

Put your neck under her yoke, and let your life receive instruction: she is near at hand to find.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

And submit your neck to the yoke, and let your soul receive discipline: for she is near at hand to be found.

Leo was angry, and said nothing till the dawn broke, and the cultivator came to yoke the Bull to his work.

Of old time thou hast broken my yoke, thou hast burst my bands, and thou saidst: I will not serve.

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On this page you'll find 102 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to yoke, such as: burden, chain, coupling, enslavement, knot, and ligament.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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