chocked

verb

Definition of chockednext
past tense of chock
as in jammed

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  1. jammed
  2. arrested
  3. halted
  4. cut off
  5. dismantled
Verb
  • Videos circulating online showed a highway jammed with cars full of people fleeing Homs, a city with a large population belonging to Assad’s Alawite sect, seen as his core supporters.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • During the shooting the gun jammed several times but the gunman was able to unjam it and continue firing shots, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said, Gothamist reported.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of jammed
Verb
  • Kicked out by his posh Beverly Hills parents, Cochran is arrested for trying to steal a car, leading him to join the youth squad under the direction of Captain Adam Greer (Tige Andrews).
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Ivy League graduate from a well-to-do family was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a customer at a McDonald's spotted him and alerted the restaurant.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrested
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  • Hours later, a state judge in Seattle permanently halted the merger in Washington state.
    Peter Weber, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Hours later, a state judge in Seattle permanently halted the merger in Washington state.
    Peter Weber, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of halted
Verb
  • That December, van Gogh famously cut off his left ear, and Gauguin returned to Paris.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • There have been complaints of the Fitbit app cutting off the top parts of the interface, making certain controls and pieces of information inaccessible.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut off
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  • Another fatal flaw of tariffs that undermines their role in bringing back jobs is how they can be dismantled overnight by the next administration.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Army has made a huge splash in their first season in the AAC, running the table in conference play, Army's only blemish this season came against the powerhouse Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who dismantled them 49-14 in a non-conference matchup.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismantled
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“Chocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocked. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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