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Recent Examples of wiggle room
For travelers who have some wiggle room in their schedules, this is one of the simplest ways to get more value from your rewards balance.
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Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
The Blazers, currently in tenth place in the West, would like to move up to eighth or better to give themselves some wiggle room in the Play-In Tournament.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
With a slew of mix-and-match linen sets, comfortable but stylish sneakers to wear with everything, and a few handy hacks, this summer’s 90-day adventure is perfectly packed in a carry-on, with a little wiggle room to boot.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
With so much choice, but so little wiggle room on price, consumers have looked to other brands.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
The Blazers, currently in tenth place in the West, would like to move up to eighth or better to give themselves some wiggle room in the Play-In Tournament.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
With a slew of mix-and-match linen sets, comfortable but stylish sneakers to wear with everything, and a few handy hacks, this summer’s 90-day adventure is perfectly packed in a carry-on, with a little wiggle room to boot.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
With so much choice, but so little wiggle room on price, consumers have looked to other brands.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle room
Noun
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James sat out to rest his accumulation of minor injuries in his 23rd NBA season, but Doncic picked up any offensive slack from the start.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Often, even having an equal partner in the picture isn’t enough to pick up the slack.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The question box includes a space for your name, but this is optional.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The space agency quickly determined that the 2022 strike trimmed the smaller asteroid’s orbit around its bigger companion.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle%20room. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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