yo-yoing

present participle of yo-yo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoing
Verb
  • Target was held accountable for waffling on their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And as politicians, these Supreme Court Justices are especially bristling, equivocating, and entitled, which doesn’t make for trustworthy narration.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Villa have enjoyed a successful style, evading risk and playing with precision.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Thomas Phillips and his children – believed to be ages 9, 10 and 12 – had been evading police in a remote part of the country’s North Island since December 2021, triggering a manhunt that gripped the nation.
    Todd Symons, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Practice rounds sometimes turn into showcases of raw talent, the kind that leave teammates shaking their heads at the sound off his club face.
    Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Police alleged that the brain bleed was consistent with shaking an infant.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tony and Zive take off, eluding Henry and the Interpol agents storming the hospital.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Peraza then launched a fly ball to the right field fence, barely eluding the grasp of outfielder Cam Smith, as two runs scored.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Drop hedging words like just or maybe.
    Joyce Marter, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, Apple is hedging its bet and allocating just 10% of its production for it, The Information reports.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Codesphere is breaking the technological bottleneck and shunning hyperscalers with its unique platform.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • This stand-alone status in shunning the former likely explains why America’s federal spending stands at least 10 percentage points lower as a share of GDP than the lions of Europe.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And by eschewing its traditional pay-per-view approach, UFC may now finally capitalize on its enormous audience reach.
    John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • And yet, today’s young adults are increasingly eschewing the traditional banking and credit infrastructure altogether in favor of peer-to-peer payment apps.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Yo-yoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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