Thesaurus results for SEESAWS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of seesaw

as in lurches

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 bobs

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

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seesaws

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noun

plural of seesaw

as in rubbers

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Hop on the #6 double-decker from Central to Stanley beach, which lurches around Hong Kong Island's mountainous southern South China Sea coast (sit upstairs on the right-hand side).

— Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
He is disoriented, and the plane lurches toward becoming inverted.

— Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of lurches

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According to Calavante, bobs need a trimming every six to eight weeks to maintain their shape.

— Sarah Madaus, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026
Onstage at this diverse block party of young and old in Malcolm X shirts and backward Jamaican flag hats, Elsesser bobs his head as if lost in thought.

— Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of bobs

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The set moves in and out, another set rolls over, and another is on a gimbal that sways as the whale moves.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
But forcing heavy steel trains onto a floating highway that rolls, sways, and shifts with the tides was widely considered an invitation to disaster.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sways

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The costume is the perfect excuse to dig out your skinny jeans, going-out top and pumps for a throwback to the aughts—a scary thought in itself.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Hilton has made the promise of $3 a gallon gasoline at California’s pumps a central plank of his affordability campaign.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of pumps

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The two sides fired white, smoky volleys, their guns making a black-powder hiss-bang.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
For example, rather than presenting viewers with alternating volleys of 30-second pitches, the network has kept the pacing lively by patching in creative of varying lengths throughout the night.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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Protein shakes, such as those made with whey protein, may support weight loss by increasing satiety and helping preserve lean muscle mass during a calorie deficit.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 2 Nov. 2026
The video shows Morales making a few sharp moves with the steering wheel before the SUV shakes.

— Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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