seesaws 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of seesaw

seesaws

2 of 2

noun

plural of seesaw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaws
Verb
  • Despite that notable change, watching One Battle After Another is much like the experience of reading Pynchon, who lurches from high comedy to stomach-turning naturalism and punctuates plot-heavy sequences with little grace notes of character portraiture.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
  • That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.
    Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But sometimes even icons need to switch things up a bit—cue the dizzying array of flippy waves, shags, and bobs over the years.
    Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One call sways the difference of the game.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Hayley then flashes a strip of sonogram photos at the camera as the couple smiles and sways in the sunlight.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Humanity pumps 40 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere each year.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Miley Cyrus pulled ivory Paris Texas pumps for a Schiaparelli gown at Tribeca.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Think structured round-robins, rotating roles in meetings, or paired discussions before group sharing.
    Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … HONOR CODE BUST – Navy scandal rocks Democratic candidate as new poll shows gubernatorial race tied.
    , FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • When a Palestinian teenager gets swept up into a protest in the occupied West Bank and experiences a moment of violence that rocks his family, his mother recounts the political and emotional threads that led to that fateful moment.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement The Alice in Borderland American ending, explained The series seems ready to fade into a happy ending, and then an earthquake shakes Arisu’s office building.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In the video shot on Wednesday night, the president can be seen pointing a finger at his wife, who shakes her head in response, the Daily Beast said.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • French broadcasters also reported sporadic clashes in the cities of Nantes, in the west, and Lyon in the southeast, with volleys of police tear gas and projectiles targeting officers.
    Dan Gooding Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Bryan has also been in his share of drama, sending volleys back and forth with his ex, Brianna LaPaglia, and also squaring off with fellow Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Moreland.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Seesaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaws. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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