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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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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesawed
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As the opening ceremony began with a flurry of speeches, the bus carrying Team Zambia lurched to a stop by the side of the road in southern Zimbabwe, 200 miles away.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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In a December 2024 crash, a bus lurched onto a sidewalk outside Curley K-8 School in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Yellow dandelions bobbed in the breeze.—
Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Yet voters weren’t swayed by Steyer’s money, seeing the donation as a rational response by a company deeply invested in California to a candidate who at least acknowledges basic energy reality.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies' management decisions, efficiency and financials.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The fluids would dissolve salt and potash, which would be pumped back to the surface.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Significant breaks in the Transcanyon Waterline have stopped water from being pumped to the South Rim.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
USA Today,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The sudden controversy over the caps has rocked the sports world in recent days.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The fatal crash has rocked the small Missouri city as state, local and federal officials comb through evidence to pinpoint its cause.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Natisha Hiedeman shook off a slow start to score 16 points for Seattle (3-11), which has lost seven straight games.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Swift just gave Ben Stiller a hug and shook hands with some fans.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Verb
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In the summer of 2020, former Morgan Stanley trader Adam Crawley was wandering through Indonesia, Thailand and Australia, perfecting his qigong with a man called Master YanG, when a cold message on LinkedIn jerked him back to reality.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Seesawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesawed. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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