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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  • Almost 20,000 fans jammed South Side Park III, and thousands waited in the streets.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Rangers announced the devastating news on Saturday following a scary injury in which the 30-year-old’s right skate jammed into the post while gliding across his crease in the first period.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of jammed
Verb
  • Biggs has accused the Hobbs administration of driving up home prices with stringent water requirements that stalled new buildings in parts of the Phoenix area.
    — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • While federal regulators scramble to establish safety standards, legislation that would establish rules for autonomous vehicles remains stalled in Congress — and has been for years.
    — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of stalled
Verb
  • As such, the greatest obstacle to genuine transformation is getting stuck in the planning cycle.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Walking into a room to do some task or other, they’ll get stuck obsessively staring at the door hinges.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • Agents arrested four people, including the property owner, and arrested a fifth the next day, according to previous Statesman reporting.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Among the 105 people who were ultimately arrested, 75 are believed to have been deported to their home countries, according to local media, and 26 were released from ICE custody after their lawyers filed habeas corpus petitions.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Nonetheless, the past year has, at the least, halted the gangs’ advance in the capital, according to one assessment.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • To cover the cost increases out of pocket, trucking firms have drawn down savings, redirected spending away from maintenance, or halted purchases of fuel-efficient trucks.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Sierra ultimately decided to cut off Machado’s shirt and bra with a pair of scissors and had sex with Machado’s body.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Some reporters in the press box in Atlanta noted seeing Daniels having his jersey cut off by medical staff.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • This series has mirrored the 2004 NBA Finals, when the Detroit Pistons dismantled the Shaq-and-Kobe Lakers through relentless collective force.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, the novelist Tom McCarthy has dismantled the tropes of realist fiction.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 14 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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