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Chapman, who worked long hours debriefing Marquez over the years and shepherded his grand jury testimony, grew emotional while talking about Marquez’s qualities as a wonky engineer who could talk endlessly about the inner workings of the ComEd’s electrical grid.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Not the Only One was based on a dataset of 40,000 lines of extra data beyond the oral histories, which is very small, so the piece is very wonky.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
There were undeniably some highlights in the last hour of the ceremony, namely Theron’s inexplicable presence, rapper Ghali and his wonky dove made of dancers, and of course Andrea Bocelli, looking like an extremely suave Bond villain.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
Just like a wonky fuel pump or window motor, try tapping on it while a helper is operating the trim switch.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Not the Only One was based on a dataset of 40,000 lines of extra data beyond the oral histories, which is very small, so the piece is very wonky.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
There were undeniably some highlights in the last hour of the ceremony, namely Theron’s inexplicable presence, rapper Ghali and his wonky dove made of dancers, and of course Andrea Bocelli, looking like an extremely suave Bond villain.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
Just like a wonky fuel pump or window motor, try tapping on it while a helper is operating the trim switch.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
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You might be tempted to keep the pan in the oven longer when the center still appears a little wet and wobbly.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2026
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The showing marked a sharp contrast from the 2025 Gala, which had featured less advanced versions of the robots twirling handkerchiefs in a wobbly folk dance.—
Dylan Butts,Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Now, a new study suggests researchers globally may have built these plans on a shaky foundation.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Fuentes was shaky at first, plunking Orioles third baseman Colin Yeaman with his third pitch.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Overall, that has led to estimates that there are very likely between 300 million and 10 billion rocky exoplanets that are potentially habitable, and that’s within the Milky Way alone.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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New Images Sharpen the Picture NASA released Curiosity’s first boxwork photos in June 2025, shortly after the rover reached the rocky ridges.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Skiers and riders can make their way to the tippy top of the mountain on the higher bowls for a little fun on peaks 6, 7, and 8, but be warned—the mountain does not offer any beginner terrain in the spring season, so make sure your skills fall into the intermediate or advanced category.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Feb. 2026
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Is Big Jim going to be anywhere but the tippy top of the b.o.?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Decades of underfunding have left our educators doing more and more with less, and laws and regulations for public school educators that have doubled in the last 25 years are creating an unbalanced, unequal system of accountability across school systems.—
Sandy Thuringer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms from an unbalanced gut aren’t limited to your stomach and digestive system.—
Rena Goldman,
Health,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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