yo-yoed

verb

past tense of yo-yo
as in waffled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoed
  1. waffled
  2. eluded
  3. shunned
  4. evaded
  5. shook
  6. hedged
  7. equivocated
  8. eschewed
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
Definition of waffled
Verb
  • If all goes according to plan, the Rams will ride that fearsome defensive front all the way to the championship that so narrowly eluded them last winter.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Kusama also achieved something that has eluded other artists who were co-opted by commerce and converted avant-garde energies into branding, including Warhol, Haring, Koons, and Murakami.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • Married to Anne, who shunned the spotlight, their four children were Emily, Blake, Brey and Kristen.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • More than once, AIPAC publicly condemned Israel’s actions, but this does not seem good enough for those who think the existence of Israel is a mistake, and anybody who supports it should be shunned.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • In defending the ban against the latest challenge, the Justice Department points out that the tax was regularly evaded.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, the detectives were notified that the homicide suspect, who had evaded arrest, had died by suicide.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • The offence that shook baseball in October appeared again, leading the Jays to their second-largest margin of victory this year in an 11-0 win against the Cleveland Guardians.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.
    — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of shook
Verb
  • That makes this corner of the auto industry relatively well-hedged compared to traditional automakers.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • So aldermanic opponents of the mayor reacted strongly when Steven Mahr, then Johnson’s acting CFO, hedged last month on whether the city would make good.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedged
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
Definition of equivocated
Verb
  • The nineties club kids and their literary representatives might have eschewed historical memory and organized politics, but the newer dance-floor books possess considerably more perspective.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • While Anderson has recently eschewed festival berths for his films, the director has deep history with the New York Film Festival and Film at Lincoln Center.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of eschewed
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