as in weaving
to move suddenly aside or to and fro
jinking here and there with remarkable agility, the thieving urchin frustrated all attempts to catch him
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The story unfolds in Agra during the 1990s, weaving together romantic elements with comedic beats and supernatural scares.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Naming the bags is my way of weaving culture directly into design.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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The third shot was when everybody started ducking low and all these shots were like slow, until the fourth shot.—
Shimon Prokupecz,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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The video, also obtained by NBC News, WBRC and CNN, shows children dressed in their school uniforms ducking and running out of the building.—
Bethany Brown,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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As a result, Apple can continue raking in billions of dollars from Google while also dodging what would have likely been a daunting task affecting Apple’s most important products, from the iPhone to the Mac and iPad.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Of course, Bond ends up in freefall at some point, with the player dodging skydiving enemies and flying cars while trying to rip away a parachute.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are also cables zigzagging along the ocean floor and sensors that can listen in to what passes close by.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Jinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jinking. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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