yo-yoes

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

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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
  • Royal Caribbean, which hedges roughly 60% of its fuel costs, was less affected than Norwegian and Carnival.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 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, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • From Monday to Friday, the reception area will serve as a nutrition center for athletes, offering smoothies, protein shakes, granola and anything else an athlete could need.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The company, founded in 1980, is best known for its meal replacements, protein shakes, nutritional teas and vitamins.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
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
  • 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
  • The variety of these designs show Radić to be an architect who defies categorization — and one who intentionally eschews a signature style.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Yo-yoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoes. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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