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Recent Examples of chock
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.
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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
Stories chock full of ghosts, goblins, demons, vampires, and the remaining cadre of beings that go bump in the night?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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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
Stories chock full of ghosts, goblins, demons, vampires, and the remaining cadre of beings that go bump in the night?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chock
Verb
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The photos of the prototype show shocks at each wheel for a smooth ride, a headlight and LED strip light to the front while the renders add turn signaling and a braking tail-light to the safety equation.—
Paul Ridden
June 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2025
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Regarding pilot training, the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) established minimum training standards specifically for braking system failures.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When opponents control the midfield, press high and cut off those vertical routes, Iceland struggles to progress the ball or retain meaningful possession.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Iran may retaliate against U.S. forces in the region, cut off a global oil supply route or try to accelerate its nuclear program.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Jeannot didn’t stick in Tampa and has never come close to matching that one wild season, in part because his opportunity, both with the Lightning and the Kings, plummeted.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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And while other candidates have brought up the allegations and hit at Cuomo's record, no one attack seems to be sticking, and polling shows that Cuomo remains the front-runner.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
Verb
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However, Lucas’ poor first touch allows Caicedo to halt the attack.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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JetBlue Airways will halt service at Miami International Airport, the airline said on Saturday.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2025
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The challenge for Anwar was not only steering a multilateral ship through stormy waters but doing so while ASEAN’s engine showed signs of stalling.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Legislators cited different reasons for why legislation stalled this year.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Chinese and Russian anti-satellite weapons, jamming capabilities, and cyber threats could rapidly neutralize U.S. space assets in wartime.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Get ready to jam out to Japanese Breakfast and find out what happens at the end of Materialists.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Whether legislators draw up new legislation regarding the sale and use of THC remains to be seen.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Alex Hannum, the Hawks coach who had to put himself into the game because of his team’s foul trouble, drew up a wild play in a desperate attempt to force a third OT.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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“Chock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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