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Recent Examples of yo-yo
Noun
Michigan gas prices continue to yo-yo, falling more than a dime in the last week to a statewide average of $3.60 a gallon for regular unleaded, as motorists pay about $54 for a 15-gallon tank, as crude oil prices fall, according to AAA auto club. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
Verb
Lil Wayne’s Ruoff stop on his Tha Carter VI tour — which runs until early October and includes stops in 36 North American cities — was a yo-yo of a thing, with thrilling highs and head-scratching lows. Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025 Such yo-yo financing is considered a scam. Susan Tompor, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yo-yo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yo
Noun
  • Don’t let the success of KPop Demon Hunters at the box office fool you, Netflix is still Netflix.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sabonis and Zach LaVine are fringe All-Stars most seasons, Keegan Murray is a solid wing starter who shoots and defends, DeRozan can still get midrange buckets and shot-fake fools into heaps of fouls, and Malik Monk is electric in a sixth-man role.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, that was a good learning experience and a humbling experience of being on the outside and trying to weasel my way in.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
  • So if an extra (and questionable) ingredient weasels its way into the formula, and the supplement hits the market, there's not much the FDA can do besides send companies a warning letter to recall the supplement.
    Julia Forbes, Wired News, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These days, there are tons of high-quality varieties to choose from—recycled down, synthetic fill, goose down, duck down—and settling on the right one for you is really a matter of personal need and preference.
    Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The winter 2025 collection highlights regional fibers like Alaša camel yarn, Tibetan yak cashmere, Hanshan white goat cashmere and Songhua River goose down.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.
    Drew Broussard May 22, Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • As measles tore through a remote community in West Texas, Kennedy waffled on the vaccine and promoted alternative remedies, such as vitamin A.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Target was held accountable for waffling on their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Terror struck in the UK on Yom Kippur, when a maniac attacked people outside a Manchester synagogue, killing at least two and critically injuring four more.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025

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