jockeyed

past tense of jockey

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jockeyed
Verb
  • SpaceX’s Starlink satellites maneuvered around possible debris impacts 144,404 times over the first half of 2025.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Last September, this second Russian eavesdropping satellite maneuvered close to an Intelsat satellite named Intelsat 10-02, coming as close as 1 kilometer (about 3,300 feet) from it in January, according to a CSIS space threat assessment.
    Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This is done, the company claims, by using ultra-smooth surfaces made from advanced composite materials engineered for both strength and durability, with minimal surface distortion.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
  • PacBio uses special versions of the four bases that have been engineered to fluoresce in a characteristic color when exposed to ultraviolet light.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Liverpool have not managed to string together two or three consecutive good performances.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, 35 rooms at the Civic and other shelters that CoLEAD managed sat empty as of December 2024.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, the fibers were treated with silver, which provided anti-odor properties.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Vacheron Constantin really treated horophiles this month, unveiling an elaborate automaton clock and a métiers d’art wristwatch to accompany it.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • McAvoy and Lindholm played just 50 and 17 games, respectively; Brandon Carlo got dealt to division rival Toronto; Zadorov never quite lived up to his beefy new deal; and youngster Lohrei struggled with too heavy of a load too soon as the carnage unfolded around him.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The unconventional thriller played like gangbusters to the buzzing New York crowd.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The deal was negotiated by Emily Hayward Whitlock at The Artists Partnership.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After years of organizing, production workers on commercials have negotiated their first union contract.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As Houston started focusing more on eliminating shots around the basket, Atlanta swung the ball around the perimeter and created easy 3-point looks that drew frustrated timeouts from Udoka on multiple occasions.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the 2022 and 2024 cycles, pro-Israel groups swung into Democratic primaries, spending money against progressive critics of the Jewish state and keeping several out of Congress.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The number of people using the FAIR plan for fire insurance has increased dramatically in recent years as companies have pulled back business in the state due to losses caused by major wildfires arising from risks due to climate change and other factors.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • On their first possession, Mahomes stood in the pocket with the Chiefs in the red zone, spotted receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster open down the middle and pulled the trigger on a third-down pass.
    Sam McDowell October 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Jockeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockeyed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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