yo-yoing

Definition of yo-yoingnext
present participle of yo-yo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoing
Verb
  • Marie helps clinch this fight against Godolkin, only after momentarily waffling on the ethics of how to use her powers.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Target was held accountable for waffling on their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Figure skater Amber Glenn skated off the ice, shaking her head after an early landing bobble during today's competition.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Both physical strength and constant mental attention are required for this sport in order to control heart rate and shaking in the muscles.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Figueroa pleaded guilty to one count of evading responsibility resulting in a death, court records show.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Gabriel Figueroa, a 26-year-old New Britain man, will serve three years after pleading guilty to evading responsibility resulting in death, local ABC affiliate WTNH reported.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Essentially, a defeatist tone was set once Shaheed zoomed through the 49ers on his 95-yard kick return, eluding Chase Lucas, Luke Gifford and, alas, kicker Eddy Piñeiro, who tried to trip Shaheed at the 55-yard line.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Ditto football, although their yearbook could include photos of troopers eluding not tacklers, but media cameramen trying to get their photos after their arrests.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Former Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan attributed the dollar’s recent slump to investors buying some tail-risk protection by hedging the currency.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Investors are hedging their bets and consolidating capital to a few strong companies.
    Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And a whole succession of leaders from countries that are nominally still American allies — Britain, Germany, South Korea — are wooing rather than shunning Beijing to deepen economic cooperation.
    Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, a number of Atlanta’s suburbs are shunning the drivable strip malls of yesteryear in favor of live-work-play districts such as Alpharetta’s Avalon.
    Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • O’Connor proves herself up to the task by eschewing the traditional cradle-to-grave narrative, peppered with interviews with those who knew the protagonist.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Each No-Suction Cleaner reduces airborne contamination by eschewing suction and filters.
    William Jones, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Yo-yoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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