Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocked
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According to the outlets, the pair heard a loud bang and the elevator cabin jammed before eventually falling down the shaft, along with a number of concrete counterweights.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025 -
To Gandara’s point about being feisty, Arroyo once jammed her toe running into the stands in pursuit of a ball.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Garcia could have enriched himself by keeping his mouth shut, and the Riverside scandal may have stalled out there.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the motion failed to reach the 60-vote filibuster, and the bill has stalled.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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My take on Don’t Think is that becoming overly cerebral, stuck exclusively in my head, inhibits flow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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The recurrent staging only makes the show’s narrative feel more insular, which works fine when there’s forward momentum, but this one is stuck looking backward.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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When Kordia was arrested in March, the government accused her of terrorism.—
Aida Alami,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, 38, of Kenosha, was arrested last week and indicted Wednesday on three federal charges, including threatening to assault, kidnap or murder a US official, court records show.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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In 1977, consumer groups petitioned federal regulators to ban the marketing of sugary foods to children, but industry lobbying halted those efforts.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Vought's comments came shortly before a federal judge in California ‒ on the 15th day of the shutdown ‒ halted the administration’s layoffs for now in a case brought by two labor unions.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The huge import taxes would come on top of the 44% tariff rate already in place on China, effectively cutting off trade between the world’s two largest economies, according to Wolfe Research.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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During the first internet suspension, one father described to NPR how his daughters were quiet, pale and withdrawn after the internet was cut off.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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In September, federal agents dismantled a covert network near the United Nations in New York that contained more than 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards, according to the Secret Service.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the end, every element is dismantled, the squares return to emptiness, and the streets resume their rhythm.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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Police said the driver of a gold truck traveling northbound abruptly braked and swerved to avoid a head-on collision with Lacy's Charger.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, in pushing hard, Piastri braked late and crashed into the barrier at Turn 3, ending his run immediately.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Chocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocked. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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