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as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
as their boat seesawed in the rough water, the rescue team tried to get the passengers off the sinking ship
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Recent Examples of seesaw
Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2025
The attorney general's power has seesawed in recent years.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
After her February reprieve, Ruano was on a seesaw.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Since returning to the White House, however, Trump’s China policy has seesawed between hostility and engagement.
—Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2025
The attorney general's power has seesawed in recent years.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
But every year that goes by of the barrel aging, the seesaw comes into balance.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
After her February reprieve, Ruano was on a seesaw.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
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Australian scientists believe increasingly crowded waters and rising ocean temperatures are swaying sharks' migratory patterns, which may be contributing to a rise in attacks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Millennials, resolute in their fatigue, are less swayed by surface-level marketing and more attuned to what actually makes work sustainable.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Gaines, Sneako, Fuentes and Clavicular all sang along to the song, while Tristan Tate bobbed to the rhythm and Andrew was out of frame.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Meeks and cinematographer Stefan Weinberger pay special attention to the region’s natural beauty, repeating a single shot of a car bobbing over a two-lane highway amid vibrant green hills.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Once the ice begins to loosen, drivers can use a plastic scraper, windshield wipers, a rubber squeegee or a soft-bristle brush to clear the glass more quickly.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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The tolerances are so exact that no rubber gasket is needed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After nearly a year and a half without a permanent leader as pro-Palestinian protests and extraordinary federal scrutiny rocked its campus, Columbia University on Sunday tapped Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as its next president.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The timeless style was the third time Princess Charlotte rocked the look in four weeks.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Your adrenaline’s pumping [after] being out for a while.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The couple had about $500,000 saved by age 40, and have since pumped their net worth up to over $1 million.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With that effort, Kouts has taken a significant step toward winning its first PCC round-robin title since 2021 by defeating Washington Township on Friday.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The teams then play a round-robin of 12-minute games, with the top two teams advancing to the final 12-minute championship game.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When her car began to lurch forward, an agent near the front left-side of the SUV drew his gun and shot her at close range.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Natanya complicates her old-school character sketch with cerebral shifts in perspective, affecting each of the voices that accompany a young woman’s drive for success and independence (demanding friends and parents, sexist expectations, her own willpower) in a lurching cascade of melodies.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This should have people across the country absolutely shook.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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The officer in the black beanie appears to shake a pepper spray canister toward protesters.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Seesaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaw. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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