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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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seesaw

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noun

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Recent Examples of seesaw
Verb
Lois's professional pride, Clark/Superman's surprisingly prickly self-defensiveness and the couple’s seesaw of friction and attraction are the closest a superhero movie will ever come to Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 8 July 2025 Prices are expected to increase as demand for new vehicles slows, adding weight to the demand seesaw and bringing used car prices to new heights. Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
After months of seesawing tariffs announcements on the E.U., the two groups have preliminarily agreed upon a 15 percent tax on goods from the European Union entering the U.S, The New York Times reported. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 July 2025 The world seesawed between fears of escalation as Iran retaliated against the United States to Trump's surprise ceasefire announcement to his angry comments about early violations from both countries. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for seesaw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
  • Massie and Spartz were the remaining two to vote against the rule, but leadership did not attempt to sway them to a yes.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Moving Hallway The walls will tilt, sway, expand and compress as visitors pass through a narrow hallway.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a video Trump posted to a social media, a small boat can be seen bobbing the water before being struck, resulting in a cloud of black smoke.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The procedure typically begins with local anesthesia and placement of a rubber dam to isolate the tooth.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This new encounter at Wrestlepalooza will serve as the epic rubber match to their historic feud.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Frazier came out of his corner in the 14th all but blind, rocking on unsteady legs.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Speaking of politics, singer and forty-ish America’s Got Talent standout from good ol’ Indiana, Adam Lambert, far right below, has been rocking a full-on Byzantine Empire surcoat/suit outfit for some time now.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The state is also home to three mines with hundreds of injection wells, used to pump chemicals into the ground to dissolve and extract copper or salt.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Water poured in too fast for the crew to pump it out, and the ship's captain ordered the men into the yawl boat.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers had 39 participants engage in a round-robin speed-dating experiment.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This is when fans can submit ticket applications for individual group-stage matches (the tournament’s opening round in which groups of teams face off round-robin–style before the teams with the best records advance to the single-elimination knockout-round bracket).
    Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To make for a more energy efficient and less nerve-racking exodus experience, once the line grows large enough, pulsing begins, wherein vehicles move in packs rather than lurch along at 5 mph.
    Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The title track opens the affair by lurching and creeping forward for ten minutes with odd, off-putting lyrics.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kam Shanks could not shake Ole Miss' punt coverage team and Arkansas will start its first drive of the second half from the 9.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
  • As Emmy celebrations peppered the town on Saturday night, a starkly differently occasion left attendees shaken, tearful and reminded of the immersive power of cinema.
    Stacey Wilson Hunt, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2025

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