chocked

past tense of chock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocked
Verb
  • And that's why so many Democratic votes were needed for so many pivotal things, because the Rules Committee was jammed up by contrarians.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The New Jersey rocker showed up the next day and jammed with Social Distortion.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Listen to this article A man was arrested last week after investigators allegedly found his DNA on a ghost gun that was thrown from a vehicle involved in a police pursuit on Interstate 95 in New Haven in December 2022.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Listen to this article A New York man was arrested on drug charges after police reportedly found a number of cannabis products at a vape shop in Norwalk on Monday.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The other 23 states have banned the sentencing option, though four of the states that still use capital punishment — including California and Oregon — have halted the practice due to gubernatorial holds.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
  • As states across the country banned hormone treatment and puberty blockers for trans youth, some medical practices halted care — and pharmacies stopped providing prescriptions — before they were legally required to.
    Orion Rummler, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Trump is cutting off the Ukrainians, and taking some pressure off the Russians, just as the Ukrainians—with their increasingly deadly drones and artillery—may be on the cusp of turning the tide of the wider war.
    David Axe, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Dellinger's decision to walk away from the case cuts off its path to the Supreme Court, which has in a pair of recent decisions reasserted the president's power to remove executive branch officers at will.
    Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The main structure of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Bridge was dismantled for scrap during World War II, though the piers remained in the water until being removed over the past several months.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This number could include weapons in the process of being dismantled or retired.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Chocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocked. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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