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zigzagging

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verb

present participle of zigzag
as in weaving
to move suddenly aside or to and fro the fleeing car zigzagged down the highway at breakneck speed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzagging
Verb
  • Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.
    Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.
    David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Andrew Greif Washington takes the lead, 10-7, after a long and winding drive lasting 11 plays, 78 yards and full of drama.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The film represented a major step on what turned out to be a long and winding road to his ultimate cinematic self-reinvention.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • First, much of the playbook will focus on hard asset infrastructure, sold to and adopted by large public and private organizations, which often have long, tortuous sales processes.
    Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The Broncos were well aware of that tortuous history entering Sunday’s game against the Chiefs and played like it.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The chair features a supportive sinuous spring seat with a plush and comfy cushion.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • To cushion their sinuous eucalyptus forms, the duo came up with their own spin on traditional Banarasi fabric: an archival herringbone motif overlaid with numerical zeros that nod to Brahmagupta, the Hindu mathematician who developed the concept of nothingness in 628 AD.
    Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Contrasting how her female characters feel with the expectations men put on them, Blichfeldt makes clear that impossible beauty standards are the unfairest of them all, whether in the real world or this twisted fictional kingdom.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Others construct their masterpieces out of twisted pieces of metal or hot-pink PVC.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The process of getting a visa is already gnarly with serpentine rules, arbitrary quotas and long delays.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The in-store experience will include red shopping bags, which symbolize good luck and prosperity in the new year, which have been redesigned with serpentine shapes in the classic T-monogram.
    Nick Hall, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Similar items include a simple wood pedestal side table and spiral metal lamp, both found at antique markets.
    Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Geneva Moore’s therapist pulled out her spiral notebook.
    Maya Miller, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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