chock

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Recent Examples of chock Part of this could be chocked up to the decline in Amazon’s marketing budget. Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 Joe Skipper | Reuters Falcon 9 has been on an unrivaled run of success for nearly a decade, chocking up more than 300 consecutive successful orbital launches since its previous inflight failure in June 2015, during the NASA cargo mission CRS-7. Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 July 2024 Well, the top of the first round is expected to chock full of SEC players with perhaps as many as half of their first 10 picks coming from college’s premier conference. Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023 Drury chocked up the low ticket prices on the secondary market to low expectations for the Red Sox season — Drury himself is frustrated with the team’s offseason moves, or lack thereof — or the chilly weather. Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for chock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chock
Verb
  • Be sure to stay alert, and give yourself plenty of braking distance.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • As the veteran approached a braking zone, the rear of his car stepped out and hit the wall, which ultimately left him stranded in the run-off area just ten minutes into the session.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And just like that, Rocky Myers is cut off from the world again.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But in recent years, Romo has been criticized for his preparation, for cutting off Nantz mid-sentence, for fawning over Josh Allen and other quarterbacks and for seeming pollyannish at times.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For the past few years, Florida’s housing market has been stuck in a strange kind of standoff.
    Justin Onorato, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Symptoms include eye pain, a sensation of something being stuck in the eye, watering, light sensitivity, redness, irritation and blurred or clouded vision.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Parched fields force hydroponic growers, vegetable farmers and fruit producers to halt harvests, sell off underfed livestock at rock-bottom prices and even return to mechanic jobs to survive.
    Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The court on Sunday granted that request, halting authorization to use water from a new well until the legal fight is concluded.
    Will Weissert, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • More news Endangered mountain lions are stalling a plan to build 400 residences on Woodland Hills golf course.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Braxton Jones started and was flagged for a holding penalty on the first series, which ultimately stalled the drive.
    Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Along with jamming out with Limbani, Lee also collaborated on a painting with the chimp, which sold at auction for $5,000, funds that will go to support Save the Chimps’ animals.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The unit also dabbled in artificial intelligence, which Hegseth has been pushing, and designing drones resistant to jamming.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039.
    Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • After more than 20 years of working for major tech companies as a user-experience designer (UX) – from LinkedIn to Amazon to Google – Tim Sparks is now drawing up a new playbook.
    Max Darrow, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Chock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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