yo-yoes

verb

present tense third-person singular of yo-yo
as in waffles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoes
  1. waffles
  2. hedges
  3. shakes
  4. evades
  5. eludes
  6. equivocates
  7. shuns
  8. eschews
Verb
  • Tacos at the waffle place, waffles at the chicken place; our cups indeed runneth over.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Berry Delicious Nutty Waffles Top 2 whole wheat waffles with 1/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup berries, 2 tablespoons walnuts and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
    — Elisa Zied, Parents, 15 July 2026
Definition of waffles
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  • Apple hedges across the supply chain, but these price rises illustrate systemic long-term pressure rather than short-term variations.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For example, low-cost Irish airline Ryanair currently hedges 80% of its jet fuel costs, giving them a significant competitive advantage when fuel prices increase.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of hedges
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  • Themed milk shakes, cocktails and popcorn — in a premium new collectible Gazebo popcorn bucket that celebrates the heart of Stars Hollow’s town square — will be available for fans to purchase.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Her body shakes uncontrollably and her neck folds forward, making eye contact impossible.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of shakes
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  • Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of evades
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  • Max Mathews Everton With one week to go until the start of the season, a new right-back still eludes Everton.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Although Futterman adeptly surveys tennis’s stressors, the shape of the crisis that tennis faces, and its stakes, eludes him.
    — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of eludes
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  • That’s 937 quarts…which equivocates to almost one ton per day.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of equivocates
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  • Continue reading … POLITICS HEARTLAND HERO — Patriotic woman fills void after Dem gov shuns America's 250th birthday bash.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • This strategy shuns grand openings, favoring subtle engagement and long-term commitment, guiding future US growth.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of shuns
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  • After overseeing local launches of Paramount+ and Pluto TV while at Paramount Canada, Smith became the top programmer at CBC/Radio Canada, Canada’s public broadcaster that eschews American TV series for homegrown programming.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ross’ music eschews the cathartic function of a lot of classic heartland rock, maybe because his lyric-writing is fairly literary and terse.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of eschews
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