yo-yoed

past tense of yo-yo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoed
Verb
  • Germany, which represents the EU’s biggest economy and export market, has waffled over hitting China with sanctions or duties, worried about retaliatory measures.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
  • But as Topuria protested and the doctor waffled, Goddard and the UFC ruled the bout would continue.
    Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps the cleanest rebuke of noisy nativism would be for England to win, and, if Tuchel can take that final step that eluded Southgate, he’ll be immortalized, too—perhaps in a prestige miniseries of his own, and a more straightforwardly triumphal one at that.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Arnautovic achieves a dream There are not many boxes left to tick for Arnautovic to tick, but scoring in the World Cup had eluded the 37-year-old — until now.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • In 1980, Uncanny X-Men was one of the most influential comics at Marvel, attracting readers with its stories of heroes shunned by society, yet willing to don costumes and save a world that hated and feared them.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • Vampires represent those who have shunned their own humanity in order to achieve a nonexistent sense of superiority.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Minions have now evaded Wendy's.
    Bianca Harris, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Despite being a major 20th-century modernist, Galentz’s canvases have long-evaded definitive categorization.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The catastrophic part of the book is shockingly witty and beautiful, but the first part shook me even more.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • Some shook their head when they were first handed the headsets.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The reality, by the document's own account, is more hedged.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • EasyJet has also hedged 70% of its summer fuel, leaving the remaining 30% vulnerable to volatile fuel prices.
    Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • The White House has reportedly equivocated its support of Means in recent weeks.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hulu has been increasingly ordering pilots of late after many streamers eschewed the practice in favor of straight-to-series orders.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • Why beef culture and agriculture matter in Texas Some of Talarico's critics seemed to be ripping on his manhood, referencing his support for the LGBTQ+ community, along with the purportedly unmanly notion of having, at one time, eschewed meat.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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“Yo-yoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoed. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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