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as in lurching
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 bobbing
to make short up-and-down movements
the price of the stock has been seesawing all week
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Recent Examples of seesawing
Jim Cramer warns investors to stay the path and avoid seesawing between the wrong narratives about the Federal Reserve needing to lower interest rates to avoid a recession.
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Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesawing
Verb
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The administration’s lurching one way and another with tariffs is another example.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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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
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Head bobbing and rolling is what causes neck soreness.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Performers milled on the street with bobbing paper mache heads of Uncle Sam and other caricatures.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At his best, Marsch is a gregarious and engaged public speaker, capable of swaying public opinion with pointed, clear thoughts.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Come on, just look at its azure waters, its white sand beaches, and swaying palm trees—not to mention its fantastic food, culture, history, and adventure opportunities.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This washes, sanitizes, and dries bottles, pacifiers, and even pumping equipment hands-free.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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He was also placed on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which supports patients with failing hearts and lungs by pumping oxygen throughout the body.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Everyone pulled up to the party in cowboy attire, with Drake rocking denim jeans and a top covered by a black puffer vest.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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This weekend, Chalamet—who is currently rocking a buzz cut—was spotted on the streets of Manhattan, and his outfit was worthy of a double take.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In doing movements that don’t feel like a workout in the traditional sense but still leave you shaking and sore the next day.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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The child who was allegedly attacked on the bus could then be seen in the footage shaking her head multiple times before the video ended.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Seesawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesawing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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