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verb

Definition of seesaw

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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as in to bob

to make short up-and-down movements the price of the stock has been seesawing all week

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Recent Examples of seesaw

Verb

In order to keep the lightweight watercraft from heeling over completely, crew members frantically scurry back and forth onto planks that are suspended out above the water on each side, rising and falling like seasick seesaws. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026 The clearest example of the two companies’ seesawing outlooks is in performance running. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026

Noun

But experts say the seesaw may be hampering efforts to reach a deal. — Jackie Northam, NPR, 12 May 2026 The seesaw has more regularly been occupied by an array of tech and business groups, local venture capitalists and AI firms, hospitals and schools, and consumer protection and progressive groups. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for seesaw

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Verb

Two men who were with Salgado Araujo disputed the government’s account, saying the agents’ vehicles bumped into them and then swayed into the van, forcing them to stop.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
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.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of sway

Verb

Guidry, at the prow, raised the lantern, revealed in the circle oflight a bobbing tangle of sargassum weed, a swimming snake, a child’s cloth doll.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Their long, droopy tails would likely pull them downward and send their snouts bobbing up.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Definition of bob

Verb

The deaths of three people in a boat crash on Lake Pepin over the weekend have rocked the small town situated in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi River.

— Ashley Grams, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Mindy Kaling rocks a butter yellow outfit outside Good Morning America on July 9 in New York City.

— People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Definition of rock

Verb

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, 15 July 2026
The aorta is the largest blood vessel in body and the first place blood travels through as it’s pumped from the heart to other parts of the body.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of pump

Noun

The match was played again in 1938 but not in 1950 — the next edition of the tournament after the Second World War — as a round-robin format was used there.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Every team was guaranteed at least three World Cup matches in the group-stage round-robin that determined who advanced to the knockout rounds.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026

Definition of round-robin

Verb

Adams’ shoulders lurched on the bench, while Richards fell to his knees, dug his afro into the grass, and closed his eyes in pain.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Once, somewhere in southern Virginia, Dad performed the customary lurch off the highway in the direction of a promising barbecue counter.

— Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of lurch

Verb

The question is whether Thompson will shake free from the Mavericks, either through a buyout or trade.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
The wine and cocktail menu sports a few local makers too, including Gruet Winery’s sparkling wine and Hollow Spirits vodka, which is shaken into the restaurant’s take on a Vesper martini.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

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