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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
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
Gas prices have seesawed in recent days, following news of a fragile ceasefire on April 8.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
The Editors,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
The Ducks put boot to throat with a 4-3 overtime Game 4 win at Honda Center on Sunday evening, taking a 3-1 lead in the seesaw best-of-seven series against the two-time defending conference champs.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
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Verb
This includes soaring gas prices at the pump, seesawing stock markets, rising food and fertilizer prices, higher shipping-insurance costs, and fuel shortages that have touched off violence, work stoppages, and profiteering in parts of Asia and Africa.
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Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
Gas prices have seesawed in recent days, following news of a fragile ceasefire on April 8.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
The car gets stuck on top of the fence, balancing precariously like a seesaw.
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The Editors,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
The Ducks put boot to throat with a 4-3 overtime Game 4 win at Honda Center on Sunday evening, taking a 3-1 lead in the seesaw best-of-seven series against the two-time defending conference champs.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
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Martinez even swayed a little in his chair while workers tried to find a way to silence the music.
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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies' management decisions, efficiency and financials.
Verb
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Fascinators — those bobbing bundles often of feathers, flowers and netting perched off-center of the wearer’s head — are banned here.
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Producers like Shungu, QThree, Mike Shabb, and Elsesser himself let their legato phrases repeat ad infinitum, gently bobbing like a dinghy in agitated waters.
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The mix runs almost dangerously hot, bruising kicks and red-lining riffs threatening to overwhelm the whole thing, and the sounds of revving engines at the beginning of most tracks underscore the sensation that we are gathered here today to burn rubber.
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Made with smooth leather uppers and grippy rubber outsoles, these shoes are practical enough to slip on for a day of sightseeing while also packing effortlessly into your carry-on without taking up valuable space.
Verb
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Foreign rescue teams — including three from the United States — were racing against time in the aftermath of twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela's northern coast as the death toll from the disaster increased, officials said.
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Woody’s daughter Nora Guthrie, who has spent many years shepherding her father’s musical legacy, was rocking a cowbell and getting into the spirit.
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
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The early-season tournament will see the Yellow Jackets face Cincinnati, Illinois and Tennessee in a round-robin format.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, also attended the event, which helped determine which teams would compete against one another during round-robin play in the world's largest soccer tournament.
Verb
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The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.
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Initial data indicates both of these earthquakes were strike-slip, Magnani said, meaning one plate lurched past the other along the boundary.
Verb
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Hernández said Rossi Ydrogo had just called his brother in Caracas 20 minutes before the earth started to shake.
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In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira last Wednesday.
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“Seesaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaw. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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