seesawed

past tense of seesaw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesawed
Verb
  • Hollywood lurched into a fresh wave of existential panic this week after Deadline, notating an otherwise dry industry panel on Saturday, September 27, seized on a stray remark.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The escalator lurched to a halt just after the pair got on.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bill was ready when the bear’s head bobbed up the third time.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Behind your curious browsing is one bobbed and bleary-eyed writer searching for the best October Prime Day deals with a ferocity known only to coupon-cutters.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What matters is signaling one isn’t listening and won’t be swayed.
    Abraham Rutchick, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Many in the crowd of nearly 200 people clapped to the tempo and swayed to the beat.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Smith stood up and pumped her fist to the chant.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Who’s getting pumped about evolutionary change when revolutionary change is an option?
    Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • D’Angelo’s death has rocked fans and fellow artists, but nobody is feeling the weight of this grief more than his children.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Mass protests in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines in recent years have also rocked South and Southeast Asia as young people fight against poverty and corruption.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new coach shook hands, smiled for cell phone pictures and signed posters for wave after wave of kids.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Judkins shook a tackle and showed impressive acceleration on his 46-yard run for the game’s first touchdown, but otherwise the Browns just took what was available and followed the lead of their defense.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.
    Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The president starts out by making a visit to Liberty Arena to play basketball with some school children, then gets jerked away when the crisis happens.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Seesawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesawed. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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