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Recent Examples of jiggly
The jiggly, quaking contraption is eye-catching—a natural social media star.
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Julia Sullivan, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Julia Sullivan, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggly
Adjective
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The result was a gleaming skyscraper held up by some rickety wooden boards, duct tape, and magic.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
14 Nov. 2025
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Everything looks so rickety — this stadium wasn’t built for pandemonium like this.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Every part of me that can jiggle is now jiggling.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some office workers recommend purchasing a mouse-jiggling device that keeps the cursor moving so you’re not dinged for idle time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The show provided a side of the singer few had seen — a bit doddering, sometimes befuddled and the source of the series’ comedy.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The show, which served as a precursor to such powerful reality programs as Keeping Up with The Kardashians, presented Osbourne as doddering, gibberish-spewing dad but one who adores his family unendingly.—
Jim Farber,
Billboard,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Neither of them understands the other’s dynamic with Daniel, and the split-episode format keeps our sympathies teeter-tottering between each woman.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The central bank, however, now finds itself in a precarious bind.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, relying on regulatory relief is precarious.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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Executive orders that are constitutionally infirm; unwarranted attacks on public sector employees; taxation policy favoring the ultra-wealthy.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Tiramisu’s beloved battalion of flavors—milky mascarpone, booze, coffee, and chocolate—fit together perfectly in this wobbly, no-bake dessert mash-up.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Spanish government’s move came as a surprise to many after a last-minute deal between the ruling Socialist Party and the left-wing Podemos party in exchange for parliamentary support to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wobbly government.—
Renata Brito,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The study showed that this was true even if participants were generally insecure across relationships throughout their lifespan.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Beyond neurobiology, one of the most common threads underlying difficult relationships is what psychologists call insecure attachment.—
Jessica A. Stern,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Jiggly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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