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Recent Examples of chock
Part of this could be chocked up to the decline in Amazon’s marketing budget.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chock
Verb
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This is motorized like the rear seats, and supports pulling 750kg unbraked or a generous 2,400kg braked.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Just over a minute later, Dabney’s SUV was seen on video going under the bridge, then braking.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Change the menu—cut off their food sources.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Iran's near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has thrown global oil trade into disarray, cutting off importers from around one-fifth of the global oil supply that traversed the waterway before the war.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Verb
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But technique isn’t where most writers get stuck.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Connections formed to maintain group cohesion, but also broke apart when necessary to avoid getting stuck.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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The State Department also severely curtailed visa processing, halting the processing of immigrant visa applications for people from 75 countries in January.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
23 May 2026
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The play halted the Mariners’ momentum.—
Jaylon Thompson
May 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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Bill Cunningham of Chicago, the state senator leading stadium negotiations, late last week admitted Johnson’s recent involvement had stalled progress.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Regular watering also aids nutrient uptake, prevents water stress that can stall development, and results in a bigger harvest.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
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Air defenses shot down or jammed 693 Russian targets overnight, including 41 missiles and 652 drones of various types nationwide, the air force said.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Air defenses shot down or jammed 693 Russian targets overnight, including 41 missiles and 652 drones of various types, across the country, Ukraine’s air force said .—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The diagnostic checklist that an attentive observer might have drawn up in Britain in the 1770s seems very familiar.—
Danielle Allen,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Hennepin County has drawn up plans to reconstruct Lyndale Avenue between Franklin Avenue and 31st Street.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Chock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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