yo-yoes

Definition of yo-yoesnext
present tense third-person singular of yo-yo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoes
Verb
  • 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
  • Newsom hedges his bets by portraying the budget as a placeholder that covers little more than spending increases driven by law, inflation and caseload until more revenue data are received.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Newsom hedges his bets by portraying the budget as a placeholder that covers little more than spending increases driven by law, inflation and caseload until more revenue data are received.
    Dan Walters, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • As a rule of thumb, protein shakes should only be used to fill gaps.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Their barking shakes the windows.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Experts who spoke to Flow Space are hopeful that these new approvals will provide the necessary tools to treat a disease that evades treatment by constantly mutating.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2025
  • In the film, Sea-Based X-Band Radar detects a missile flying across the Pacific Ocean toward Chicago that later evades interception.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Marion’s light voice eludes him, as if children exist in a frequency to which Jim is not attuned.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The series looks at the ramifications of a technology that still eludes a portion of the continent via recurring rolling blackouts.
    Thomas Patier, Artforum, 27 Jan. 2026
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
  • 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
  • The unfortunate truth is that the agency has lost its way and shuns innovation.
    Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Here, Linklater eschews the overwrought trappings that these types of movies typically fall into.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Much like the Pebble watches, the Pebble Index 01 eschews the long list of features found in other wearable rings.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Yo-yoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoes. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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