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locked on

ADJECTIVE
secure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
able confident easy reliable solid stable strong sure
STRONG
assured balanced cinch determined established firm reassured settled sound steady
WEAK
absolute at ease carefree conclusive hopeful in the bag nailed down on ice resolute sanguine self-assured self-confident steadfast sure thing tried-and-true unanxious undoubtful well-founded
Antonyms
STRONGEST
uncertain unreliable unsure wobbly
STRONG
irresolute unsound unstable wavering
WEAK
indefinite undecided

Example Sentences

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One of the most popular images is a photograph of Jeff Bezos observing a Blue Origin mission, wearing a headset with his arms crossed, his gaze locked on the screen in front of him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

During the test, the drone took off, locked on to an orange hexacopter drone, captured it and brought it back down intact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Brad Lander and a handful of other Democrats spoke, too, but every camera, including mine, stayed locked on Mamdani.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

“You have Jordon right over there, everybody in the world seems to be following this relationship,” Dokoupil said, with the camera locked on Hudson seated off the set.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

She took one look at the tableau before her and pushed her way past Richard and his fiancée to gather up Ophie into her arms, her gaze locked on Mrs. Caruthers.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland