Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoes
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When the show first premiered, dressing as Eleven with a box of Eggo waffles under her arm was a top Halloween costume, and waffles have been featured in every season since.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Dec. 2025 -
Place waffles on warm plates and top with turkey.—
Tribune News Service,
Boston Herald,
26 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Below the threshold, AI hedges your brand or ignores it.—
Jason BARNARD,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2026
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Royal Caribbean, which hedges roughly 60% of its fuel costs, was less affected than Norwegian and Carnival.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Hayden, working the grill behind her husband, laughs and shakes her head with a slight eye roll the way only a loving wife can.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the process, the capsule shakes pretty aggressively.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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But even if Booker’s appearance evades the FCC’s scrutiny, the commission is closely watching TV talk programs, with The View in particular a subject of interest.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Willa eludes Lockjaw's goons with the help of Deandra (Regina Hall), a French 75 member, and finds refuge with the Sisters of the Brave Beaver, a convent of sympathetic (if exhausted) nuns.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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The novel is a modern love story about two friends who meet as children and reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital storytelling that eludes them in their real lives.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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That’s 937 quarts…which equivocates to almost one ton per day.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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The question of who stands against this darkness — and who equivocates — will be determined by civilizational identity.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mitski lies on the lawn looking at the girl leaving her, like the witch in Into the Woods when Rapunzel shuns her and then gets promptly trampled by a giant.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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The unfortunate truth is that the agency has lost its way and shuns innovation.—
Ross Marchand,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2026
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The flight path eschews Orion's entry into lunar orbit, but ensures the crew's safe return without the need for another substantial engine burn.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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In LaPorte, the agreement announced recently eschews a tax abatement request and provides for full property taxes to be collected, 15% of which will go to the local school district, Durkin noted.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Yo-yoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoes. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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