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a
: one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course
b
: one of the short straight lines or sections of a zigzag course at an angle to a zig
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Examples of zag in a Sentence
Verb
the crowd roared as the clown on the bicycle zagged while the other clowns, in hot pursuit, zigged
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Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot is even facing calls from union leaders and others to step down amid the confusion caused by the company’s cost-cutting moves and zig–zags on strategy.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
And there zag the Clippers, possibly pushing the envelope … with cash … under the table, at least according to reporting by investigative podcaster Pablo Torre and The Athletic.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The zig-zag of that famous yellow shirt winkingly graces a crescent baguette, while the black stripes of Linus’s red red shirt wrap around a slouchy shoulder bag.
—Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot is even facing calls from union leaders and others to step down amid the confusion caused by the company’s cost-cutting moves and zig–zags on strategy.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
As much as the young offensive mind trend caught on post-2017, there appears to be a wave of teams trying to zig while others zag.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
And there zag the Clippers, possibly pushing the envelope … with cash … under the table, at least according to reporting by investigative podcaster Pablo Torre and The Athletic.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Zag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zag. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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