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Recent Examples of zigzag
Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
These leggings have zigzag, black and orange stripes that add some fun to any outfit.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024
Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
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Verb
The second set was a huge mess of contradictions and zigzag momentum shifts.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
These leggings have zigzag, black and orange stripes that add some fun to any outfit.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 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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Auroras are ribbons of light weaving across Earth's northern or southern polar regions, according to NASA.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
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The British label teamed with the Japanese biomanufacturing startup on the B Shield, a blended scarf woven in Italy.Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2024
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The players can’t duck the blame, either, as their season-long inability to play complementary football came to a head in the worst way.James Boyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Webb ducked his head out of frame for much of the hearing but could be seen rocking back and forth.Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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While clams are their preferred food, the sinuous sea creatures were more than happy to chow down on the crabs.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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The dress featured an ornate design, with a bevy of intricate silver, sinuous designs all over the bodice, skirt and long sleeves of the dress.Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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The defiance of the second track off Swift’s sixth album vibrates through Burt’s poem, which also picks up the serpentine imagery of the singer’s hard pivot to pop.Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The mountains surrounding town keep it relatively isolated, as do the serpentine roads between it and larger burgs.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
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The twisted wire brush is expertly designed to comb through and define every lash, ensuring a flawless finish every time.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Dec. 2024
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The coaster’s design includes an immediate 90-degree lift hill that then sends riders down the equivalent of 17 stories and into a twisted loop that runs toward the back of Universal Studios before a return trip over the queue and through a circular pattern that travels near Universal CityWalk.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
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Maria certainly has elements of this in its depiction of the singer’s tortuous relationship with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who eventually left her for Jackie Kennedy.Nate Jones, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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Macron backed the law in its tortuous course through parliament, but, in an unusual twist, has said that some articles appear unconstitutional.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
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These locations give them better visibility but also provide winding advantages.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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After a warm welcome, you’ll be led down a winding brick pathway dotted with bougainvillea to one of ten private red and white bungalows, each decked out with a full kitchen, comfy beds, and a balcony that’s perfect for star gazing and listening to the whistling tree frogs.Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Apple West 14th Street Address: 401 West 14th Street Give it up for the three-story spiral glass staircase.Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024
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According to the federal complaint, Mangione also had a spiral notebook that included several handwritten pages expressing hostility toward the health insurance industry and wealthy executives.MARK SCOLFORO, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Zigzag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzag. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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