chock

Definition of chocknext

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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
  • Still, everything happened so fast that police could not find skid marks indicating that Lopez braked hard to avoid her.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The car’s precise steering and remarkable braking system deliver a thrilling driving experience.
    Jerry Perez, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The attorney said the agents cut off the SUV and slammed on their brakes.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Daemon and Sea Snake are back together Lord Corlys Velaryon has been held captive by Ormund, who viscously cut off his finger with his ring as proof of life.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Even after losing an arm, the old warrior manages to stick the Hightower lord, just in time to have Ulf and Silverwing appear above them.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Then the pandemic hit, and Piker was stuck in his one-bedroom apartment, depressed and alone.
    Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In September, the securities regulator told firms to halt offshore tokenization work.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton argues that layers of rules of permits have effectively halted construction of smaller and more affordable starter homes.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That came after Tiffany Hayes (14 points) stalled some of Los Angeles’ momentum with a triple of her own a minute prior.
    Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Blakely's bid to build off a promising opening night stalled quickly.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At that point, onboard autonomy takes over, making control link jamming largely irrelevant, Azhnyuk said.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The shooting suspect then returned to the payment window, and fired again through it at employees who were trying to render aid to Garibay, until his handgun jammed, the video showed.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Many people struggled to determine how much liquid to add to dissolve the powder and the correct dose to draw up once it was dissolved.
    C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The plans for a new facility have been drawn up and hospital leaders are confident construction will be wrapped by the deadline.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Chock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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