as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the fox zigged to the right, and the hounds followed
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Recent Examples of zig
There are several mountain biking trails that zig and zag up tight, dusty paths and through thickly wooded forest, and others that are perfect for more intermediate riders with only slight elevation gains.
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Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Where traditionalists zig, Charnichart zags and this state’s barbecue is better for it.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024
His approach worked not only for obtuse triangles, but for far more complicated shapes: Irregular 100-sided tables, say, or polygons whose walls zig and zag creating nooks and crannies, have periodic orbits, so long as the angles are rational.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Miniaturization could also aid China’s development of hypersonic warheads that would zig and zag to evade U.S. defenses.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Where traditionalists zig, Charnichart zags and this state’s barbecue is better for it.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024
His approach worked not only for obtuse triangles, but for far more complicated shapes: Irregular 100-sided tables, say, or polygons whose walls zig and zag creating nooks and crannies, have periodic orbits, so long as the angles are rational.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Miniaturization could also aid China’s development of hypersonic warheads that would zig and zag to evade U.S. defenses.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zig
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In the dash camera video, the man dressed as Santa can be seen veering through multiple lanes of traffic.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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In Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, a driver veered his car into crowds of people at a Christmas market, resulting in fatalities and dozens of injuries.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lane Kiffin zigs when others zag, and the Ole Miss football coach got awfully ziggy with it Saturday.Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 18 Apr. 2024
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Jones gradually ratchets up power, adding jolting brass and a string section that zigs and zags dramatically.Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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The curving observation tower functions as a massive sundial and marks the changing of the seasons.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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Nordstrom announced plans last year to shutter its Canadian operations, closing all stores in the country and cutting 2,500 jobs.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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This included cutting the corporate tax rate and increasing standard deductions for individuals and couples, many of whom previously would have itemized instead of taking the standard deduction.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Zig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zig. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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