yo-yo

Example Sentences

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Repeated weight loss followed by weight regain, often called "yo-yo dieting" or weight cycling, has long been viewed as unhealthy and potentially even worse than staying overweight.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

They use a "flywheel exercise device," similar to a yo-yo, that can allow for aerobics like rowing as well as provide resistance to perform moves like weighted squats and deadlifts.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The sector’s shrinkage reflects years of yo-yo profitability and of returning gobs of cash to shareholders because companies lacked good reinvestment opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Wild swings in individual stocks and assets still managed to bleed into the major U.S. equity indexes, with all three snapping back and forth like a yo-yo.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

He said, “Whatever you want,” and then he took my yo-yo off my desk and started to walk the dog with it.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer