Locked
Both words in one sentence
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At first in a cage locked with a key, later however in a cage locked with a combination keypad which he can only operate when he is human.
Source: Kind Restraints -
No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup: Mithril has only one Arbalest unit and only Sōsuke can operate it because it's locked to his brainwave pattern.
Source: Light Novel / Full Metal Panic! - Luna and Celestia are described as being locked into night and day, but there's a degree of natural overlap to their normal waking hours and either one can freely operate during the other's time.
Source: Fan Fic / Triptych Continuum
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Operate and Locked. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/locked/operate
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Operate or Locked. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/locked/operate.
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