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Recent Examples of zigzag
Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Rates had zigzagged, from a high of almost 15% of requests in one three-month period to a low of 6.1% in another.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
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Verb
Songs rumbled, zigzagged, marched, whipsawed, pounced, crawled.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Rates had zigzagged, from a high of almost 15% of requests in one three-month period to a low of 6.1% in another.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Any number of odd, zigzag examples can be used to make the case that legislative districts in Wisconsin are excessively gerrymandered.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzag
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Treasures from Johnny’s frequent trips to Mexico are also woven into the design.Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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Vigilance needs to become second nature, and the ability to quickly verify and respond to potential threats must be woven into your company's DNA.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the Trump campaign pulled out of its own 60 Minutes spot and continues to disproportionately duck away from any media accountability altogether.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Vance, a retired Marine and Iraq war veteran, has accused Walz of ducking deployment by strategically retiring to run for Congress before his unit was called up in 2005.Phillip M. Bailey, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The farm town of Dixon, population 19,000, made its mark in mazes about 20 years ago — about the time corn mazes began to take off across the U.S. thanks to new computer programming that helps farmers plot out massive labyrinths with a sinuous web of passageways.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Above this verse by Ralph Thomas Ward winds a single sinuous line, tracing two male silhouettes united in the prelude to a kiss or a tender tête-à-tête.Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Bathed in sunlight, the white-and-sand lobby invites you to linger on serpentine sofas.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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In the strange weather and serpentine melodies of Classic Objects, Jenny Hval walks a labyrinth of memory, through a Carl Theodor Dreyer screening, past Prada Marfa, into the woods.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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She was reported missing on July 5, 1998, setting off a series of events that unraveled the Kimes’ twisted history of arson, fraud and murders.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Bowen Yang then hobbles off a Greyhound to portray a twisted bus driver singing a Les Miserables parody.Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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An anecdote from Shostakovich’s last years adds a grace note to the tortuous history of the Fifth.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Throughout it all, the Biden administration, with allies Egypt and Qatar, engaged in tortuous talks to reach a cessation of hostilities.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Making my way to some more winding, enjoyable roads, the pace picked up and the thin-rimmed steering wheel started to soften in my hands, communicating every detail of the road without any of the dullness associated with modern power assist.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Another long and winding answer followed — about affordability, regulations, building her own home, the virtues of shop class — before Gluesenkamp Perez finally expressed concern the proposal could merely end up boosting housing costs.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Its spiral, canal, and chamber structures help process sound, hold fluids, and help regulate your sense of balance.Rachael Zimlich, BSN, RN, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
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In the background of the image are distant spiral and oval-shaped galaxies.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
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“Zigzag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzag. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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