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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
Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Medicare Advantage is at the center of the seesaw as health care stakeholders—on the payer and provider sides alike—parse meaning from these early earnings reports.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025
The Trump administration's pursuit of the death penalty for Mangione marks a new development in the shifting politics of capital punishment in the United States, which has seesawed for more than half a century.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Yet for travelers, industry veterans say, this seesaw experience won’t make an immediate difference to the cost of flights or lodgings in Mexico or Canada.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Medicare Advantage is at the center of the seesaw as health care stakeholders—on the payer and provider sides alike—parse meaning from these early earnings reports.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
The outlook for the U.K. has seesawed over the past year.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025
The Trump administration's pursuit of the death penalty for Mangione marks a new development in the shifting politics of capital punishment in the United States, which has seesawed for more than half a century.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
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The White House’s fiscal policies will sway earnings too, as tax cuts, the end of certain tax credits, more spending on defense, and less spending on the social safety net ripple through corporate America and consumers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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The whipsaw of global trade negotiations can quickly sway market sentiment and pose an ongoing threat to the strength of this rally.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
29 June 2025
Verb
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His forlorn whale-eyes scanned left to right, eyebrows bobbing in turn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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But what followed stunned him: Zoro bobbed up, paddling with ease.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
Noun
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The watch is complemented with a black and gray bi-material rubber and gray textile strap with the Luna Rossa stripe as well as a second black rubber strap.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The rubber that creates a tight seal on oven, refrigerator, dishwasher, and washing machine doors certainly needs a good cleaning regimen to remove debris and mildew.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Two seagulls rode the air with outstretched wings, rocking side to side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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As Tyler Durden, Pitt struts with a cigarette in his mouth, rocking his sunglasses and trademark jackets.—
Derek Scancarelli,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Mize otherwise pumped his fastball to stay in advantageous counts.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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Then came the devastating diagnosis: dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart becomes enlarged and weakened, leaving it unable to pump blood effectively.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Noun
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There are good reasons to add Memphis as the ninth football-playing school, with the schedule atop the list: The Pac-12 could play eight conference games in standard round-robin format.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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Scheduled for February 2028, the WCH 2028, an eight-nation tournament, is expected to feature round-robin and quarterfinal games in two host cities, with the semifinals and championship game currently anticipated to take place in one of those cities, subject to final host city selection.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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On June 18th, the Karen Read saga finally lurched to its inevitable end, when a Norfolk County jury, assigned the unenviable task of spending spring and early summer watching corruption theater in Dedham court, acquitted Ms. Read of all the serious charges against her.—
Tom Blakely,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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More to come on this one as the American media M&A space makes another lurch forwards.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
Verb
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But the humble protein powerhouse has never seemed to be able to shake the bad reputation.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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But in that time of rounding corners only to find another door closed, my relentless hopefulness had finally been shaken.—
Kelsey Cox,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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“Seesaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaw. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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