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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
On an emotional afternoon, with the lead seesawing in the final minutes, Wright believed Beam was there with him.
—Chicago Tribune, Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2025
Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
But every year that goes by of the barrel aging, the seesaw comes into balance.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 28 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
On an emotional afternoon, with the lead seesawing in the final minutes, Wright believed Beam was there with him.
—Chicago Tribune, Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2025
Noun
That’s like leaving your anvil on a seesaw.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
But every year that goes by of the barrel aging, the seesaw comes into balance.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
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Could a great performance during Cactus League play sway the Giants?—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Moore plays Bob Hoover, Verity’s editor-in-chief and a celebrated war photographer whose Pulitzer-winning photograph helped sway public opinion at the end of World War II.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Picture a waterfront bustling with bobbing fishing boats and the air tinged with the scent of fresh seafood, as San Hing Praya Street and Pak She Praya Road dish out alfresco dining scenes straight out of a sunset lover's dream.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Harbor seals and otters bob in the waves, and, a little further offshore, whale spouts rise above the water.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Gantzel noted that late last year, the city of La Mesa rolled out temporary rubber speed humps on Date Avenue as part of a pilot program aiming to slow traffic and improve neighborhood safety.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 1953, Asics, then still known as Onitsuka Tiger, issued the Marathon Tabi shoe, which was intended for full-length marathons and featured a canvas upper with a rubber sole.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Eight years ago, few Broncomaniacs were rocking a 72 jersey in public.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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The seemingly quaint and cordial sport of curling was rocked by cheating allegations during the Winter Games.—
Sallee Ann Harrison,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2026
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Much of the season is given over, as in the show’s first iteration, to the round-robin-style hookups and breakups taking place among the young and largely attractive staff.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Honeymoons and wellness retreats Team Canada switched out Ben Hebert for alternate Tyler Tardi in its last round-robin game Thursday, hoping to give the star player a rest ahead of the semifinals and final.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After a moment of hesitation, Harington lurches forward and plants a passionate kiss on Turner, who responds in kind.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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Brant, who was elected in a special election in August, inherited an office already in disarray, in a county that has spent the past year lurching from one government crisis to the next.—
Nick El Hajj,
Des Moines Register,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As information has slowly revealed more about the ski trip and those who died in the devastating avalanche, grief has shaken communities across the region.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Knight shook her head and reiterated that this was indeed her final Olympic game.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Seesaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaw. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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