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Recent Examples of wiggle room
Between tuition, textbooks, and beer, there isn’t always a lot of wiggle room in the budget.
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Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Switching models midseason, as New England did after signing Turner, freed up additional GAM and gave the club more wiggle room to strengthen its roster.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
This alternative to denim gives her outfits a more polished aesthetic and ample wiggle room thanks to the elastic waistband.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump has sent mixed signals about whether there is still wiggle room to negotiate those rates.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 July 2025
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Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Switching models midseason, as New England did after signing Turner, freed up additional GAM and gave the club more wiggle room to strengthen its roster.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
This alternative to denim gives her outfits a more polished aesthetic and ample wiggle room thanks to the elastic waistband.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Trump has sent mixed signals about whether there is still wiggle room to negotiate those rates.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle room
Noun
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The better team played better more frequently Sunday and finished things off in the fourth quarter, behind a defensive line that dominated New York and mostly new faces on offense that picked up the slack for Daniels and McLaurin.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pair it with denim shorts for a polished outfit on warmer days, or with slacks to the office.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His new contract follows that of cornerback DaRon Bland, who signed a four-year, $92 million extension after the team opened up cap space by trading Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first round draft picks.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Familiar features will include the Magic Edge cantilevered dining pods – Edge Series ships feature the iconic Magic Carpet, a multi-use space that seems to float over open water – and Infinite Verandas.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle%20room. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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