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as in hesitates
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 falters
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 wavers
Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Brayden Yager appears to be the opposite of that — a centreman whose all-around game should be enough to win NHL minutes even if his offence wavers at the pro level.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Advertisement While Mun-ju wavers in her aspiration to become the next president of Korea across the series’ nine episodes, Jung knew a commitment to that goal would be the character’s ending point.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Brayden Yager appears to be the opposite of that — a centreman whose all-around game should be enough to win NHL minutes even if his offence wavers at the pro level.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wavers
Verb
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If the alliance hesitates, Putin will see weakness and press harder.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The actress hesitates for only a second before divulging the story.—
Galina Espinoza,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her certainty falters as the light from the mothership dims, the last traces of the hive connection dying above them.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … SHAKEY TRUCE – Israeli soldiers killed in attack as ceasefire with Hamas briefly falters and resumes.—
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FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The brow of the mountain represents Budj Bim’s forehead, the sharp basalt scoria rocks are the giant’s teeth, and the lava flows are his blood, which poured over the land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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There, McIlroy was seen posing for photos with several of his trophies arranged on the basalt rocks, paying tribute to a season that many consider his most meaningful of all time.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Real video wobbles slightly with the person holding the phone.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Our economy wobbles but returns to growth.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Atomic clocks keep time using the steady oscillations of atoms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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First, oscillations, or sudden swings in power flow, hit the grid.—
Julia Simon,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Occasional use of those protein powders isn’t as concerning as a person making protein shakes three times a day.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Today, Braum’s sells hamburgers, sundaes, banana splits, malts, shakes.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While the initial version of the material was ineffective at dispersing radar waves, researchers enhanced its electromagnetic properties using a subtractive laser patterning process.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Moretz wore her hallmark blond hair in loose waves and opted for long, fluttery lashes and a glossy pink lip.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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WASP-39b is about the size of Saturn and whips around its sunlike star once every four days; that broiling orbit heats the planet’s dayside to 1,430 degrees Fahrenheit (776 degrees Celsius).—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Siepierski also concluded that the mansion probably was a brothel, based on what the neighbors said and the volume of racy lingerie, high heels, leather, whips and correspondence.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Wavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wavers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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