jockeyed

Definition of jockeyednext
past tense of jockey

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jockeyed
Verb
  • People jostled across the steps as porters maneuvered carts and tourists paused for photos.
    Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Anže Kopitar and Adrian Kempe maneuvered the puck deftly low in the zone, moving the puck high to Artemi Panarin and allowing the defense to get involved.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Burkle twice was involved in attempts to purchase the Kings, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting, one of which was engineered in large part by Anderson.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • High interest rates, engineered by the Federal Reserve to combat a burst of inflation following the COVID-19 pandemic, also weighed on the job market in 2025.
    Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And yet, Trump has also managed to avoid complex questions about those issues — the most pressing before his administration — and despite Democrats and some of his own supporters lashing out over them.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Gibb managed to get to 17 points, but finished just 6 of 22 from the field.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Officers then began taking apart the tank, which was not factory standard, and discovered the woman lying in a puddle of gasoline, appearing disoriented and suffering from apparent chemical burns to her legs and feet; she was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation, treated and quickly released.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The migrants and the poor were treated inside the two-block-long structure nicknamed Chicago’s Ellis Island, which also was the site of the first blood bank in the United States, founded by immigrant Hungarian doctor Bernard Fantus.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Biel, who played so well in 2025 Charlotte FC brought him back on permanent transfer in 2026, received a pass from Ashley Westwood on a set play and fired a shot into the back of the net.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The two teams played their Class 6A Division ll girls state championship basketball game at the Alamodome in San Antonio on March 7, 2026.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The county’s risk-assessment attorneys had negotiated a settlement for about $6 million that would have resolved all of the cases, but the Board of Supervisors rejected it in August 2021 and hired Sheppard-Mullin to defend the county.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The deal was negotiated between Frank Jaffe from Altered Innocence and Monica Ciarli from Minerva Pictures.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Malkin turned around and swung his stick at Dahlin, hitting him in the neck and side of the head.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Roman Anthony had a monster of a homer the other night for Team USA in a World Baseball Classic tune-up, and Ceddanne Rafaela swung the bat well, too, though obviously with him consistency will be key.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Brent crude, which at one point neared $120 a barrel, pulled back significantly to around $90.
    Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • As a result, insurers, oil companies and cargo firms have pulled back from operating in the area or transiting the critical waterway.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Jockeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockeyed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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