chocked

verb

past tense of chock
as in jammed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocked
  1. jammed
  2. stalled
  3. stuck
  4. arrested
  5. halted
  6. cut off
  7. dismantled
  8. braked
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  • Not since Lou Reed jammed 26 dollars in his hand has a group so believably articulated the crescendo and contours of a high, alongside the mundanity, side quests, and thousand-yard stares, too.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Tucker was jammed by an Aaron Ashby pitch, flying out to short center field for the second out.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of jammed
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  • Now, the market is stalled by surging mortgage rates, the compounding effect from years of rising home prices and an economic outlook dimmed by high inflation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Both pitchers settled into the game, and the offenses stalled.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of stalled
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  • Raichlen’s career, in a way, is similar in that he’s never been stuck in the lane of writing about barbecuing only brisket and pork.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Other franchises have run into the same issues — looking at you, Star Wars — but Halo has been stuck in this purgatory for 15+ years, as Xbox leaders and strategy shifts come and go.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuck
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  • The officers eventually got the driver out of the vehicle and arrested him.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of arson.
    — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrested
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  • Jake Guentzel scored twice and Charle-Edouard D’Astous added another for the Lightning, who saw their three-game winning streak halted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The attack finally halted when journalist Jasper Nathaniel and several others came to Levine’s aid – but the danger wasn’t over.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Shadab completed his century by playing a late cut off Atkinson for his 12th boundary before hitting the fast bowler over long off for a six to reduce the target to three runs off the final three overs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Sometimes that manifests in small ways, such as when media relations staffers cut off a news conference early in the hope of ingratiating themselves to a player.
    — Stephanie Apstein, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut off
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  • On Wednesday, the mood was gleefully electric as Atlanta comprehensively dismantled their opponents to take control of the series.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, El-Sayed pointed to a funding issue and pushed to fund the Department of Education, which is being dismantled following executive orders signed in 2025.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismantled
Verb
  • There were no signs the driver braked in the moments before the collision, video footage of the incident shows.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The driver struck Sabini with the right front corner of the Honda, braked and came to rest in the westbound lane.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of braked
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“Chocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocked. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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