wiggly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiggly
Adjective
  • Many young children will be fidgety sitting at a desk for a long period of time, so this can help.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 25 July 2024
  • Karinchak, who is notoriously fidgety on the mound, was charged with a ball on an 0-2 count to the Mariners’ J.P. Crawford.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • Also, the trigger locks will help in twitchy shooters or when firing arrows in RPGs.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 7 May 2025
  • Green is a twitchy, explosive edge rusher who plays with power.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While Pelkey may have spent his final moments upset, his AI likeness struck a conciliatory tone in court last week.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
  • Ruiz earned 7% of the vote, enough for Bill Brophy, Democrat Richard Alatorre’s Republican opponent, to pull off a stunning upset.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • However, the bull case for the current market environment is that investors are now less worried about a U.S. recession and are swapping out defensive bond positions in hopes of finding upside appreciation in the stock market.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 May 2025
  • Nearly two-thirds (63%) are worried about global warming and 37% are not.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • A little nervous at first, Harry does well calling the boat in.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 May 2025
  • The Trump administration became increasingly nervous at the prospect of a major war erupting in one of the most populous places on the planet.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • This productivity decline stems from several factors: Workplace morale deteriorates Remaining employees absorb additional responsibilities Teams become anxious about future job security When employees question whether their leaders truly value them, their enthusiasm and dedication suffer.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Nobel laureates, such as MIT’s Daron Acemoglu, are worried about its capacity to worsen income inequalities, and ordinary American workers are anxious about AI’s impact on jobs.
    Bhaskar Chakravorti, Harvard Business Review, 8 May 2025
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“Wiggly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiggly. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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