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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
Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
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
David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Alexander recalls asking young women navigating the seesaw of work and parenthood how the company could better support them.
—Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Typically seen as a safe haven asset in times of economic or geopolitical uncertainty, gold succumbed to the aftershock of Trump’s policy seesawing in recent days before rallying 1.7% to around $3,228 an ounce on Friday morning.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
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
Noun
And this is where most NBA teams are: on that seesaw.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Alexander recalls asking young women navigating the seesaw of work and parenthood how the company could better support them.
—Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
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Or, simply hang up a hammock and sway to the sound of the stream, songbirds and the gentle swoosh of the wind through the trees.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Mayoral sway Chicago mayors have a history of bending the requirements of the head of schools’ title to fit their goals for handling the unwieldy finances of CPS.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
Verb
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The team calculated just how quickly the flamingos chattered their beaks and bobbed their heads.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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The poem’s individual words and syllables bob like a string of harbor buoys.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The dentist will apply a protective gel or a rubber shield to the gums, and then a bleaching agent will be applied.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2025
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Instead of fooling us with rubber masks and digital illusion, the film is all about pushing outlandish situations to the wall, where Ethan has to act at a split second’s notice.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Longoria rocked a red maxi dress, while Bastón wore a black top and black cropped pants.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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The new parents tried everything—rocking, feeding, lullabies—but nothing was working.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The small crew pumped their fists after the rankings were announced.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2025
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Outside factors can pump the breaks on the honeymoon phase, too.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
18 May 2025
Noun
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At the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, Hellebuyck was the obvious choice to be Team USA’s No. 1 goalie, with Oettinger backing him up, getting in one round-robin game against Sweden.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The eight teams will be split into two groups of four and play each other in a round-robin format over the first two days of the tournament.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Verb
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And now that governments in many rich countries have sharply lurched to the right and taken more skeptical stances on aid, this industry is collapsing.—
Zainab Usman,
Foreign Affairs,
5 May 2025
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German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz was one of the first European leaders to grasp the long-term implications of the American lurch toward authoritarianism.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 contestant Phoenix's drama with Ice Spice must've stirred too much after the season 3 queen clapped back against the guest judge's Main Stage critiques about her icon status, but the Drag Race OG hopes the rapper isn't too shaken in the aftermath.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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Clips of the pair shaking hands alongside the disco beat are making the rounds on social media.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Seesaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaw. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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