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
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  • 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
  • That leads into a finish that waffles between praline and dark fruit leather (fig and cherry), in addition to dark tea tannins.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 12 June 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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  • As to whether Sassnitz shakes off its nicknames from last year, that partly depends on what happens this weekend.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Democratic Party on Saturday officially set its 2028 presidential primary calendar, shakes it up a bit, and puts six states now in the mix to be voting before March of 2028.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of shakes
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  • This skin-crawling faux-documentary concerns a prolific New York serial killer who evades capture despite recording his brazen crimes.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • However, Noussair Mazraoui evades Casemiro’s challenge far too easily before Bilal El Khannouss releases Achraf Hakimi on the far side.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 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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  • The army that eschews it will be defeated by the one that adopts it.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The cabin’s design, spearheaded by Jen Neilsen, eschews the ever-trendy sleek, minimalist look in favor of an experience laser-focused on comfort.
    — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of eschews
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