chocked

verb

past tense of chock
as in jammed

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  1. jammed
  2. stalled
  3. stuck
  4. arrested
  5. halted
  6. cut off
  7. dismantled
  8. braked
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  • California communities must not be threatened by the unintended consequences of a bill hastily jammed through the Legislature last year.
    — Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The other difference was that his room was jammed with books.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of jammed
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  • Meanwhile, negotiations between Washington and Tehran to end the war have stalled, with little sign that talks will resume.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Latest ceasefire negotiations offer few concrete commitments On the diplomatic front, the ceasefire also appears stalled.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stalled
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  • While steeped in a ton of history, York is anything but stuck in the past.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • You could be stuck at one weight on a leg exercise for a week because of a limited range of motion.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • Hal is arrested, per his plan, as John meets and sleeps with a mysterious woman, Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), and uses Hal’s ring to light her cigarette after the fact.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was arrested in Orlando in March 2023 on charges including first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrested
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  • Colorado finished with five hits and had its three-game winning streak halted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In a biannual appropriations committee hearing, bills added to the suspense file during the Legislative session are permitted to move to the Senate or Assembly floor or are quietly halted.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of halted
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  • Bridges on the Big Island were washed away, and several communities have been entirely cut off from the rest of the island.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The county’s Flock cameras soon went dark, cutting off Dane County data from the 140 other law enforcement agencies that had once accessed it.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
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  • Israeli soldiers and border police arrived at the hilltop on Wednesday, dismantled the settlers’ tent and began trying to remove the settlers from the area.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Originally built in 1732, this classic Connecticut saltbox colonial was dismantled, preserved and rebuilt in its current location.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismantled
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  • Still, everything happened so fast that police could not find skid marks indicating that Lopez braked hard to avoid her.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The vehicle entered the scene, then braked hard while attempting to steer away before coming to a stop, Zoox said.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of braked
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“Chocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocked. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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