chocked

past tense of chock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocked
Verb
  • The rally, organized by unions representing area federal employees, jammed the sidewalk across from the Internal Revenue Service campus at midday.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Much Ado About Nothing, staged like a 1980s disco, has fared better with a joyful company led by the zestful duo of Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell playing to houses jammed to the rafters.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday, the Harris County Sheriff's Office arrested Antonio Ridge and charged him with Arbaiza's murder, according to Gonzalez.
    Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • About 14% of the people arrested have been out-of-state residents, the figures show.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • After an impressive 380-day reign as the Women's World Champion, her momentum was abruptly halted in April 2024 when an injury, courtesy of Liv Morgan, forced her to relinquish the title.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Some ceased vaccination clinics, halted wastewater surveillance programs and even terminated a contract with the courier service that transports specimens to state labs to test for infectious diseases.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Trump administration is cutting off the huge stream of data that's been feeding the nation's largest study of women's health, which has produced a series of landmark discoveries.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Trump briefly cut off aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, but resumed after Zelenskyy agreed to an immediate ceasefire, a call Putin has rebuffed.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Letters from Democrats in both chambers this week have asked why DHS dismantled a national database used to track domestic terrorism and hate crimes.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Last spring’s encampments at colleges across Chicago were eventually dismantled by police.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Chocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocked. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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