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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  • 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
  • The star of the show is chef Nick Wong's signature savory scallion waffles with sambal honey butter, but the Taiwanese disco fries, Cheeseburger Fried Rice and the crawfish egg foo young are not to be missed.
    — Melissa Liebling-goldberg, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Definition of waffles
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  • 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
  • With a minimal, yet still impactful, pastel floral design, the rug hedges its saccharine design with ample negative space.
    — Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
Definition of hedges
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  • The Korean switch-on diet combines low-carb meals, protein shakes, and intermittent fasting.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 June 2026
  • Huel offers nutritionally complete protein shakes as meal replacements.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 28 June 2026
Definition of shakes
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  • If the armed forces are the instrument through which the president evades the Constitution, then the leaders of those armed forces must answer for their role.
    — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Panthalassa evades these regional regulatory and environmental obstacles by deploying autonomous computing nodes directly into deep water.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Definition of evades
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  • But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • What eludes Keynesians is that while our wants are unlimited, our ability to fulfill our wants is highly limited.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 June 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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  • This strategy shuns grand openings, favoring subtle engagement and long-term commitment, guiding future US growth.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Altman is a booster for San Francisco, advising its mayor and expanding OpenAI’s offices here, while Musk shuns the city and now lives in Texas.
    — David Ingram, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of shuns
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  • Kainerugaba’s associates describe him as a dedicated military officer who often eschews ostentatious displays of wealth.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The new aircraft eschews the Kennedy-era robin's-egg blue exterior of the old plane for a bolder look, with the underbelly of the plane painted navy blue with a red stripe above it.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
Definition of eschews
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“Yo-yoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoes. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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