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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  • Toronto traffic was relentless, the streets jammed, and cyclists zipping among the halting cars posed a hazard to unwary pedestrians.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some hydrants were jammed up by freezing temperatures; the blaze was contained in part because of a fireboat that Collins had funded.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of jammed
Verb
  • But hospitals pushed back, and the effort eventually stalled.
    — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That run set up the Dolphins’ first score of the game when kicker Riley Patterson made a 27-yard field goal after the offense stalled in the red zone.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of stalled
Verb
  • Leaders get stuck because of a mindset, a relationship or a system that nobody has ever named out loud.
    — Drew McLellan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Still, getting ourselves out via some traction boards would have saved on money, frustration and the embarrassment that accompanies getting stuck less than a mile from the highway.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuck
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  • In 2010, 11 deep-cover Russian spies were arrested across the United States, sending shockwaves around the globe.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • An officer arrested the suspect after spotting him walking alone on a street in Naha's entertainment district late Saturday, Kyodo said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Lee ordered an independent review and halted any new executions.
    — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • After environmentalists advocated for protecting these unique creatures, the nuclear-weapons manufacturing on their site was halted.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • When the Commerce Department cut off sea grants for Maine’s flagship university, Collins called Secretary Howard Lutnick to save them.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the President has not yet followed through on such an action, which would cut off global supplies from the world’s largest diesel exporter and likely worsen shortages around the world.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut off
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  • It is dismantled and set apart from the monster trucks and engines that provide its propulsion.
    — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Five years after Standard Oil was dismantled, the increasingly valuable companies ultimately made Rockefeller the world’s first billionaire.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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