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as in hesitated
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
he's still wavering about whether to take the job
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as in faltered
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over
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Recent Examples of wavered
The Hornets were simply maximizing their cap space and never wavered on Mann.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The Warriors never wavered on team option frameworks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
By the end of the two-hour, 19-song set, Cannon’s energy had not wavered, but his questions did.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
His curiosity about the stars never wavered, and Smith, a 17-year-old freshman at Caltech in Pasadena, was one of two local students recently named a 2025 Davidson Fellow.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The encouragement never wavered.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
But Drinkwitz’s confidence never wavered in the true freshman.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Breaking up Minnesota’s consistency Even after going down in the first quarter, Minnesota never wavered.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
The Detroit Auto Show has been through several iterations, though brand participation has never wavered.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The Warriors never wavered on team option frameworks.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
By the end of the two-hour, 19-song set, Cannon’s energy had not wavered, but his questions did.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
His curiosity about the stars never wavered, and Smith, a 17-year-old freshman at Caltech in Pasadena, was one of two local students recently named a 2025 Davidson Fellow.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
The encouragement never wavered.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
But Drinkwitz’s confidence never wavered in the true freshman.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Breaking up Minnesota’s consistency Even after going down in the first quarter, Minnesota never wavered.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
The Detroit Auto Show has been through several iterations, though brand participation has never wavered.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wavered
Verb
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Shaking in his seat, Dobby initially hesitated to comment on the subject, but then segment anchor Michael Che offered him some encouragement.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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The director hesitated to watch the film at the Cannes Classics showing.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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Like last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hurts had a hot start and then faltered in the second half.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Although both players were made to save break points early on in the deciding set, Nosková faltered first as Anisimova took a 4-2 lead, cutting down on the unforced errors that were her downfall in the second.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And the Giants have wobbled in proximity to that mediocre mark in each of the past four seasons.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The rotating fan clicked, wobbled, and turned the other way.—
Lauren Rothery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By Brendan Kuty, Jen McCaffrey and Chris Kirschner NEW YORK — The crowd roared, and then the building shook.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Clark shook her head and said no to both questions.—
Jill Martin,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At least two people died and dozens were arrested in Morocco, the latest site of Gen Z protests that have rocked countries worldwide.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Google has been racing to find ways to integrate generative AI into its search engine since OpenAI rocked the tech sector with the launch of its chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Wavered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wavered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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