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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.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, oil prices seesawed during the early part of Monday's trading session.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2026
But the policy soon seesawed again.
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Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
The attorney general's power has seesawed in recent years.
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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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Initial data indicates both of these earthquakes were strike-slip, Magnani said, meaning one plate lurched past the other along the boundary.
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Rodney McDonald, who was traveling with his wife and two sons, told ABC News the ordeal began when the aircraft unexpectedly lurched.
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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.
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Yellow dandelions bobbed in the breeze.
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The court said jurors received instructions from the trial judge that could have improperly swayed them toward convicting him.
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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.
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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But management pumped the brakes on major imminent deal hopes.
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The strike rocked the Ecuadorians, whose stingy defense had been their hallmark throughout qualifying for this World Cup, and La Tri gathered together for a pep talk as Azteca boomed around them.
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This piece can be read in the context of an event that rocked Koreans, and the world, in 2016.
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The quake, which struck during morning rush hour, also mildly shook Tokyo.
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One witness said they were forced to evacuate as the earthquake shook buildings, while another reported that cracks formed on the side of their building, according to the outlet.
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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.
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Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.
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