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chocked

verb

past tense of chock
as in jammed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocked
  1. jammed
  2. stalled
  3. stuck
  4. arrested
  5. halted
  6. cut off
  7. dismantled
  8. braked
Verb
  • The voice mail at the Brooklyn apartment is jammed with calls.
    — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Many people don't like the sensation of foam or silicone eartips jammed into their ear canal.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of jammed
Verb
  • His antitrust lawsuit, filed in collaboration with 11 other Democratic state attorneys general, has since stalled the largest Hollywood merger in decades and put Ellison in a jam.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal ultimately stalled after Assembly leaders asked that it be introduced as a separate policy bill rather than as a trailer bill, Fine said.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stalled
Verb
  • Now my guy is stuck in an insane asylum with a doctor who seems downright giddy to try out some electroshock therapy.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But the Pentagon’s internal investigation has been stuck in limbo for months.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • Badio, considered a key suspect, was arrested in Haiti in October 2023 after being on the run for more than two years.
    — EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And like him, the vast majority of those arrested during the blitz had no criminal record.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrested
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  • Kennedy boasted about the administration’s moves to downsize the childhood vaccination schedule and reshape a key vaccine advisory board — steps that have since been halted by a judge.
    — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Kennedy boasted about the administration's moves to downsize the childhood vaccination schedule and reshape a key vaccine advisory board -- steps that have since been halted by a judge.
    — FATIMA HUSSEIN, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Paul responded by pointing out that Matthews’s husband, Jace Terry, still follows her, messing up Matthews’s plan to cut off anyone who still supports her.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Roughly two months after La Strada voiced his concern, his access to the Missouri Centralized Voter Registration System was allegedly cut off.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • Trump has gutted environmental protections and scientific research, and dismantled clean energy initiatives.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Playing at San Francisco will be a much more difficult challenge after the 49ers dismantled the Super Bowl favorite Rams, 27-7, last week.
    — Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismantled
Verb
  • One time, the car behind Murillo braked to avoid a collision, but Murillo reversed into the vehicle to cause a crash, prosecutors said.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of braked
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“Chocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocked. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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