jockeying

present participle of jockey

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jockeying
Verb
  • Its imaging infrared seeker, radar proximity fuze, and thrust-vector control enable agile intercepts against fast, maneuvering targets.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Cozy yet polished, the two-piece ensemble is ideal for maneuvering tight cabin bathrooms to kicking back on weekends.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In its coverage of the case, the Herald raised questions about Menchel’s role in negotiating the deal.
    Julie K Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Now Mayor Mike Johnston and the City Council are negotiating over just how much city services should be cut.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Graziadei, 46, is known for playing Daniel Romalotti in The Young and the Restless.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As knowledgeable as Towns is about the infrastructure of the apparel industry, his priority is playing for and training with the New York Knicks.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • They’re managing and handling a very important strategic asset for us.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • DerParseghian, a perennial on THR‘s annual list of the top business managers in Hollywood and one of only a handful of female managing partners in entertainment business management, continues to manage the boutique firm based in Sherman Oaks, boasting some of Hollywood’s biggest A-list as clients.
    Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is immense interest in manipulating these phase transformations and retaining superior electro-optic properties down to liquid helium temperature, according to the study published in Advanced Materials.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Basically, this discovery could inform future therapeutic strategies aimed at manipulating the gut microbiome for human health.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Marigold Room, just off the lobby, is an intimate music space and listening room for just 150 guests that’s already pulling national touring acts.
    Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Langham stopped the truck by pulling Hagen’s leg off the gas pedal and pushing the brake pedal with her hand.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The judgment is advisory and the final ruling is left to the Spanish court handling the compensation claim, per CBS News.
    Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The fusion restaurant received a yellow placard after health inspectors watched an employee fail to remove gloves after handling raw meat.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This picks up any holding with both an honor and the nine onside, which outweighs the alternative play of finessing the 10.
    Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The race to dominate the humanoid robotics market is as much about harvesting 3D data as finessing the nuts and bolts.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Jockeying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jockeying. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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