Thesaurus results for SEESAWED

seesawed

verb

past tense of seesaw

as in lurched

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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as in bobbed

to make short up-and-down movements the price of the stock has been seesawing all week

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Recent Examples of seesawed Oil prices and global stocks seesawed Monday as fighting in Iran kept the Strait of Hormuz closed, sending Brent crude above $112 a barrel before retreating on signs that a wider military strike might pause. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 Gas prices have seesawed in recent days, following news of a fragile ceasefire on April 8. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, oil prices seesawed during the early part of Monday's trading session. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026 Oil prices seesawed overnight on fears that Iran will attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, even after an agreement Wednesday among nations to release a significant amount of petroleum reserves. — The Hill Staff, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026 In Miramar, Florida, Philip Myers, a Marine veteran, relied solely on his FreeStyle Libre, until the readings seesawed from the 50s to over 200 one evening in June. — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026 The way outflow mechanisms seesawed for this black hole suggests a natural mechanism of self-regulation, and that jets and winds compete for the same matter. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026 But the policy soon seesawed again. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 The attorney general's power has seesawed in recent years. — Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025

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The airplane lurched skyward, and Elwood was strapped in for the ride.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Markets have lurched up and down as oil prices shot higher because of the war with Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of lurched

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As the balloon carrying the cauldron rose and bobbed a couple hundred feet overhead, many got busy taking photos and recording videos and selfies.

— Hannah Bloch, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
During the Hudson Williams look-alike contest, Hoefer zoned out as a large cardboard cutout of the Heated Rivalry star’s face bobbed over the crowd.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bobbed

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If an organization can get these first two layers of users to climb aboard and play with AI curiosity, the early and late majorities can be more easily swayed when widespread adoption comes.

— Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The leaves shook and the branches swayed, but the tree stood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of swayed

Verb

Consequently, Disney pumped the brakes on its streaming output, leaving characters like Hawke’s Arthur Harrow and Isaac’s multifaceted Moon Knight in MCU limbo.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Regardless, Sarah Jane and Hailey are pumped to be performing as a same-sex pairing.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pumped

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During a past earthquake that shook the floor, only a single strand broke across all operating towers.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
As Willard wheeled Athena away, fussing with an umbrella to offer the dog shade, Bech Parker shook her head in frustration.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of shook

Verb

Somewhere nearby, in a dark office, an eavesdropping oreja has just jerked to attention on his hard little chair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

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