Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yo-yoes
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Noah Cameron shakes off rocky 1st inning Sunday didn’t start well for Royals rookie starter Noah Cameron.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025 -
One team member gets to see an object in a box, then the other team members have to guess what that person saw, using only facial expressions (no nods or head shakes) as clues.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the help of resourceful Marie Kreutz (Franka Potente), Bourne evades capture from the CIA — namely data analyst Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) and Deputy Director Ward Abbott (Brian Cox) — while untangling his involvement in the deadly Operation Treadstone.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Renewed sanctions may not deal much of an economic blow to Iran, especially if China evades them, but can be a potent political tool to stir fears of vulnerability and future military action, a Washington Institute expert argued.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This high vibration exudes a magnetic, sexy confidence that eludes many younger women.—
Linsey Hughes,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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Widespread distribution across the country eludes the liquid and it’s rarely mentioned in conversation with the usual suspects of scotch superstardom.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Laugh is the kind of rap mastery that shuns maximalism for pristine, unadorned poetics.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Instead of a tale of entrapment or escape, Ruth is a story about how a woman full of longing can operate inside a collective that shuns the very notion of wanting.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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There’s also a type of automatic called a continuously variable transmission (also known as a CVT) that eschews a set of gears for a pair of variable-width pulleys connected by a belt.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Romvari often eschews traditional point-of-view shots, and cinematographer Maya Bankovic complements that decision by favoring a long-lens shooting style with occasional zooms.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Yo-yoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yoes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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