Thesaurus results for WIGGING (OUT)

wigging (out)

verb

present participle of wig (out), slang

as in losing it

to yield to mental or emotional stress with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine

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Gossip blogger Perez Hilton was reportedly treated for a drug overdose after melting down during a livestream that caused concerns of self-harm.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
If energy stocks are one way to profit from powering the boom, another lies in the hardware that keeps those AI factories from melting down.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

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But perhaps just as rewarding, and maybe even inspiring, is cracking open a book in a reader-friendly public space.

— Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Ross and Katsis, in particular, are part of a group of young wide receivers who may have trouble cracking the 53-man roster, but who could well form a chunk of Denver’s practice squad.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

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Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Chicago White Sox designated hitter Andrew Benintendi made sure there wouldn’t be history Thursday, breaking up a no-hitter in the seventh inning with a single to left field against Atlanta Braves starter Grant Holmes.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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One key indicator of soil health is decomposition rates of complex organic matter, breaking down stuff like leaves, wood, even cadavers into simpler organic and inorganic compounds, releasing C02 and nutrients in the process.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
More consequentially for textile recycling, the researchers demonstrated the process on both PET/cotton and PET/spandex fabrics without similarly breaking down the companion fibers.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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