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
  • California communities must not be threatened by the unintended consequences of a bill hastily jammed through the Legislature last year.
    — Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The other difference was that his room was jammed with books.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of jammed
Verb
  • Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz blocked.
    — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Settlement talks in that litigation appear to have stalled after Bonta canceled a session scheduled for Monday.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stalled
Verb
  • After being stuck open in the rain, fans cheered when the roof closed.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Kohl’s decided in 2016 to close one of its big box stores in Roswell, but no one knew the building’s fate would be stuck in purgatory for the next decade.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • But her condition has deteriorated significantly in the months since she was first arrested in Miami-Dade County on May 5 and booked on a misdemeanor battery charge.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Weatherall was arrested in connection with the incident, per the outlet, Fox Carolina and Greenville County public arrest records.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Today, a federal court halted it before this administration could wreak havoc on our elections.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The near miss raised questions about why the commercial flight was cleared for takeoff while Marine One was preparing to depart, a period when airline traffic is typically halted around presidential helicopter operations.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • It would only be cut off under much steeper reductions, the likes of which are not included in the next few years of Colorado River plans.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Risk assessments should examine where a river bends, where slopes are unstable and where a single failure could cut off several communities.
    — Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • Roof shingles then need to be removed; brick fireplaces and chimneys have to be dismantled, their pieces carefully numbered for reconstruction later; and the entire structure must be sliced into road-ready sections like a loaf of bread.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • To King, this perception is a reality that cannot be dismantled.
    — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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