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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
Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Stocks seesawed on Monday as President Donald Trump’s tariffs continued to spark fear of an economic slowdown.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Upgrades include new all-access play equipment with features such as slides and a seesaw, ADA-accessible walkways and shade structures, as well as new lighting and restrooms.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The gains come after stocks have seesawed wildly in recent days, as President Donald Trump has levied massive tariffs on US trading partners, then backed off many of those import taxes.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Stocks seesawed on Monday as President Donald Trump’s tariffs continued to spark fear of an economic slowdown.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
This year, the professor has noticed even more pollen, a result of South Florida’s seesaw of hot and cold weather, which has led to an extended blooming season.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Upgrades include new all-access play equipment with features such as slides and a seesaw, ADA-accessible walkways and shade structures, as well as new lighting and restrooms.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
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The danger here is that with a potentially unlimited amount of money to be handed out with no public input, the political figures on the corporate board could be swayed to play favorites for reasons disconnected from infrastructure improvement.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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My son swayed gently between my legs, still wearing last night’s jammies, azure eyes trained on the flutist’s quivering embouchure.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Billy is often seen bobbing, pacing and swaying — all signs of brain damage caused by years of captivity, the organization said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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SpaceX SpaceX crews deployed nearby rushed to the gently bobbing capsule and rigged it for a lift onto the company's recovery ship Shannon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the Hull players emerged from the tunnel, they were greeted by a sea of amber, with inflatable palm trees, bananas and rubber rings bouncing around.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The shoes have a variety of materials and colors to choose from, including leather and suede, and a light, durable rubber outsole.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Ball Arena was rocking like the 2022 Cup final; the energy and electricity in the air were unbelievable.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Often, the riders are geared up with helmets and motorcycle-style padded jackets, boots, gloves, and pants, unlike the Texas daredevil who is rocking some shorts and a t-shirt—and that’s about it.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Katie Maloney is not pumped about the Vanderpump Rules reboot.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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California has the largest fleet of electric school buses in the country after pumping more than $1.3 billion into such efforts and funding more than 2,300 of the buses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With that approach, Kaufman is a captain for the Wolves, who last season won both the Porter County Conference round-robin and tournament titles and their first sectional championship since 2019.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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The teams will play in a round-robin format, with each team playing the remaining four teams in the pool.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His unsteady performance has left markets lurching from one crisis to another, and his contempt for tradition continues to rattle both Washington institutionalists and Wall Street investors.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Many young people then in high school may not have lost so much faith in institutions; some may not have lurched so dramatically to the political right.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In 2023, Turkey experienced one of the world's most deadly quakes, a 7.8 magnitude event that shook southern Turkey and northern Syria, killing more than 55,000 people.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, not so much, the Lakers showing their clear dominance in every area backed by a legendarily springtime loud home crowd that annually shakes, rattles and rolls.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Seesaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaw. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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