as in to brake
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Recent Examples of chock
Falcon 9 has been on an unrivaled run of success for nearly a decade, chocking up more than 300 consecutive successful orbital launches since its previous inflight failure in June 2015, during the NASA cargo mission CRS-7.
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Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Well, the top of the first round is expected to chock full of SEC players with perhaps as many as half of their first 10 picks coming from college’s premier conference.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
Drury chocked up the low ticket prices on the secondary market to low expectations for the Red Sox season — Drury himself is frustrated with the team’s offseason moves, or lack thereof — or the chilly weather.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
Stories chock full of ghosts, goblins, demons, vampires, and the remaining cadre of beings that go bump in the night?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Well, the top of the first round is expected to chock full of SEC players with perhaps as many as half of their first 10 picks coming from college’s premier conference.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
Drury chocked up the low ticket prices on the secondary market to low expectations for the Red Sox season — Drury himself is frustrated with the team’s offseason moves, or lack thereof — or the chilly weather.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
Stories chock full of ghosts, goblins, demons, vampires, and the remaining cadre of beings that go bump in the night?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chock
Verb
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Verstappen braked hard on the wet track, but went past Piastri, who was leading the race.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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The braking force of these cars is just incredible, way more than acceleration.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 July 2025
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There are now more than 1 billion Android devices that fall foul of Google’s cutting off security updates for Android 12 and older phones, and also from its tweaking its Play Integrity API to disfavor apps running on these unsupported versions of the OS.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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At least 65,000 students could lose access to after-school or summer programs, and 80,000 people could be cut off from adult education and literacy services, according to estimates by the state Education Department.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Thompson will need to prove the most in this area to stick, as well.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The new websites offer a variety of information that appears to stick closely to generally accepted definitions and science around geoengineering and the government’s ongoing research on contrails.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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In an unsigned order on Monday, the top court temporarily lifted a lower court ruling from May that indefinitely paused the layoffs and reinstated those who were let go, while also halting President Donald Trump’s Executive Order from March which called for the department to be closed down.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Due to the storm damage, the city of Plainfield said that its city pools and parks are closed on Tuesday for inspection and safety assessment, while services at the Plainfield Senior Center are halted.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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In Sutton, Texas, flooding caused cars to stall on Interstate 10 and water was approaching some homes, according to the National Weather Service.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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Quarterly business reviews elevate gaps, like where people are getting stalled in their careers.—
Damien Howard,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The group also jammed out to an electronic playlist presided over by a DJ.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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That’s when Boards pulled a knife and jammed it into the good Samaritan’s back, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
Verb
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The next step involves coordinating with financial and tax advisors to estimate taxable income in the approaching retirement years, and draw up a target marginal income tax rate to help spread income, Carbone said.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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Quintero’s face sits atop organizational charts drawn up by task forces of federal agents, sheriff’s deputies and local police who have long suspected — but could never prove — that he was engaged in extortion, gambling and other crimes, according to law enforcement documents reviewed by The Times.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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“Chock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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