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
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  • Toronto traffic was relentless, the streets jammed, and cyclists zipping among the halting cars posed a hazard to unwary pedestrians.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some hydrants were jammed up by freezing temperatures; the blaze was contained in part because of a fireboat that Collins had funded.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of jammed
Verb
  • But hospitals pushed back, and the effort eventually stalled.
    — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That run set up the Dolphins’ first score of the game when kicker Riley Patterson made a 27-yard field goal after the offense stalled in the red zone.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of stalled
Verb
  • Kyiv's retaliatory attacks mean Russian exports are now also stuck, further squeezing global supply.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In a cozy suburb of Minneapolis, a guy in a blue jumpsuit is once again stuck aboard a space station with his robot pals, watching the worst movies ever made.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuck
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  • In 2010, 11 deep-cover Russian spies were arrested across the United States, sending shockwaves around the globe.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • An officer arrested the suspect after spotting him walking alone on a street in Naha's entertainment district late Saturday, Kyodo said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrested
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  • School officials also halted any sort of tailgating until noon local time.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the 4th Circuit had prematurely halted the rule, finding that the FCC must issue a decision on the Democratic candidates’ petition for review before the appeals court can get involved.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • When the Commerce Department cut off sea grants for Maine’s flagship university, Collins called Secretary Howard Lutnick to save them.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the President has not yet followed through on such an action, which would cut off global supplies from the world’s largest diesel exporter and likely worsen shortages around the world.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • Earlier this week, Variety published an in-depth report detailing how Jair Bolsonaro dismantled Brazil’s audiovisual sector, alerting to a similar future ahead if Flávio Bolsonaro wins the upcoming elections.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Viju Matthew By stripping out shoulder pads and lining, Giorgio Armani quietly dismantled a century of men’s tailoring convention.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismantled
Verb
  • There were no signs the driver braked in the moments before the collision, video footage of the incident shows.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The driver struck Sabini with the right front corner of the Honda, braked and came to rest in the westbound lane.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
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“Chocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocked. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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