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Recent Examples of wiggle room
Playoff expansion could help, giving teams more wiggle room to afford early-season losses.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
There’s a lot of wiggle room between not being a target of federal charges and having assurance of a clean slate.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Apple has traditionally decided on an early September launch date, but there is some wiggle room.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 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
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
There’s a lot of wiggle room between not being a target of federal charges and having assurance of a clean slate.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Apple has traditionally decided on an early September launch date, but there is some wiggle room.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggle room
Noun
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The shortfall could be passed along to property owners, who would be asked to pick up the slack through higher property taxes.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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While many were watching the models wearing the storied Manhattan house's spring 2026 designs—which included oversized slacks, trenches, and a touch of chiffon—we were rapt by Fanning's hair.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than 100 Jilin remote sensing satellites have been launched, designed to acquire information from space via remote instruments.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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While central bank policy will have an important impact on the crypto markets, innovation in the space will be the driving force behind changes in asset prices, claimed Colkitt.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Wiggle room.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggle%20room. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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