yo-yoed

verb

Definition of yo-yoednext
past tense of yo-yo
as in waffled

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  1. eluded
  2. shunned
  3. evaded
  4. shook
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  • Are Post and Bey likely to get the kind of Big Four attention that has eluded core country artists in recent years — and who are the artists who could get the same kind of consideration this year?
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In recent years, Rose had spoken often of his mortality and of his desire to be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, an honor that eluded him for three decades because of the permanent ban Major League Baseball imposed after he was found to have bet on baseball.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of eluded
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  • After spending a year in Europe together, the pair were effectively shunned from Chicago society.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Otherwise, the country will continue to be regarded as a hostile enclave, to be shunned by the world.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2022
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • The free kick evaded Arsenal’s attackers, ending up in the net.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The drone had evaded Israeli air defenses by approaching Israel from its Mediterranean coast.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • Vance’s wife, Usha, and Walz’s wife, Gwen, also made their way to the stage and shook hands.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The image of the entire country under simultaneous attack – shared repeatedly on social media and in news reports – shook Israelis.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of shook
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