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yo-yo
adjective as in capricious
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adjective as in fickle
adjective as in mercurial
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adjective as in variable
noun as in half-wit
noun as in nincompoop
noun as in dolt
verb as in alternate
verb as in fluctuate
verb as in shift
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verb as in sway
verb as in vacillate
verb as in vary
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verb as in waffle
verb as in waver
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Example Sentences
"If they regain weight later, their body composition worsens," he adds, noting that this "yo-yo cycle" of losing and regaining "raises the long-term risk of weight gain," especially when cycling on and off the medication.
The buyer initially thinks they got a good deal, but they then get pulled back in to pay more, like a yo-yo.
Marti Cifuentes is the manager Leicester have turned to as they attempt to again 'yo-yo' their way back up.
Smith and Sirianni compare traditional budgeting to yo-yo dieting: “full of restriction, deprivation, shame and messages about 'cutting', 'trimming', 'counting every tiny penny.'”
“With one signature, he was killing the economy. With one social media posting, he was able to reverse that. We’re on a yo-yo and he’s pulling the string.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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