yo-yoes

present tense third-person singular of yo-yo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoes
Verb
  • According to a Consumer Reports study, a number of popular protein powders and shakes contain high levels of lead.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Protein shakes and powders are a popular option for people looking to accomplish that goal.
    Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Like the Chinese government and most of its people, the movie evades mentions of the mass casualties after the pandemic restrictions were removed, therefore foregoing an opportunity to reflect on whether the deaths were preventable and what lessons might be learned.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation.
    Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This high vibration exudes a magnetic, sexy confidence that eludes many younger women.
    Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Grijalva’s swearing-in has sparked a partisan furor on Capitol Hill, as Johnson equivocates on the timeline ahead and Democrats accuse him of delaying the ceremony for political reasons.
    Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For what seems like the first time, Casper equivocates.
    Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Vanya is a closeted gay man who shuns intimacy and Sonia is a neurotic spinster who feels unnoticed and unloved.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Laugh is the kind of rap mastery that shuns maximalism for pristine, unadorned poetics.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There’s also a type of automatic called a continuously variable transmission (also known as a CVT) that eschews a set of gears for a pair of variable-width pulleys connected by a belt.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Romvari often eschews traditional point-of-view shots, and cinematographer Maya Bankovic complements that decision by favoring a long-lens shooting style with occasional zooms.
    Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Yo-yoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoes. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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