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
  • Northeast faces a wet, windy weekend Forecast models have waffled back and forth for days but have been consistent on putting New England and Long Island, New York, in the bull’s-eye of the storm’s most significant rain and wind this weekend.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of waffled
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  • Yet Luna, a Jack Russell terrier from California, has eluded capture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The prize eluded him, but there is a bust of Sasakawa at the World Health Organization, in Geneva.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • Dropped by his followers and shunned by his circle, Jim has only Lucien on his side, a skinny and fiercely loyal admirer.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • So do countries with emerging economies such as India and the Philippines, doubly shunned because their thriving back-office service sectors are particularly at risk of displacement by artificial intelligence.
    — RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of shunned
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  • During this time, the streamer consistently ended up with best picture nominations, but top awards have notoriously evaded Netflix films.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But the Hurricanes passer evaded FSU defenders on a key play early in the second quarter, escaping two would-be tacklers and throwing downfield to a wide-open Daylyn Upshaw for a 44-yard gain.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • The tech-heavy Nasdaq has fought its way into the green Tuesday, as influential AI stocks like CoreWeave shook off earlier losses.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The pope then walked outside greeted and waved at the crowd and shook hands of hospital staff lined up by car to see him off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of shook
Verb
  • Asked about Comcast’s plan to spin out NBCUniversal and whether Versant would ever consider a reunion with NBCU down the road, Lazarus hedged a bit.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hedged his answers on the Iranian regime’s connection with the Houthis and Hezbollah in a Thursday night interview, denying any formal relationship with either Middle East terrorist group.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 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
  • Not wanting a didactic feel, Ebenstein eschewed labels for the art, artifacts, masks, toys, skeletal and wet specimens, wax scientific models, devotional objects, vintage taxidermy and books.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix has long had a corporate culture that largely eschewed layoffs (the cuts earlier this week were its first in four years) but favored individual teams making changes as needed.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of eschewed
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