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Recent Examples of wonky
But the focus on raising money against multi-billion dollar valuations instead of wonky multi-million dollar papercuts (or the country’s disability program) might offer a preview of what’s next on the hype cycle.
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Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
And bring back the wonky Joe Louis Arena boards that only the Red Wings knew how to use.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Peg that to the wonky economics of the acquisition business nowadays and the rift between production cost and sales prices.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
The volume radio dial is wonky on 2010 Toyota RAV4.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
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Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
And bring back the wonky Joe Louis Arena boards that only the Red Wings knew how to use.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Peg that to the wonky economics of the acquisition business nowadays and the rift between production cost and sales prices.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
The volume radio dial is wonky on 2010 Toyota RAV4.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
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This is the bright-side scenario of course, one that would require the recent wobbly action in consumer cyclicals and consumer-credit names to reverse or at least get no worse.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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Heat players tell war stories of wobbly knees.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But the ever-reliable consumer is beginning to look shaky, courtesy of an unpleasant mix of a stagnating job market and sticky inflation.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Yankees’ bullpen is also shaky, and so is the Blue Jays’.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even Stacey and Florian noticed that Darcey was getting tipsy.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The belt, which marks the boundary between the inner rocky planets and the outer gas giants, is as old as the solar system itself.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The mighty Mercury is a storied franchise with three championship titles earned during Diana Taurasi’s legendary tenure in The Valley, but recent years have been a bit rocky.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Videos taken from the Aug. 27 concert show the former Fifth Harmony member balancing on her tippy toes after the high heel of one of her boots broke off.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Rumbold remembers standing on his tippy toes to interview 7-6 Manute Bol, the Whalers trials and travails, the UConn championships, high school highlights and the state’s later Little League champs among the many favorite stories.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Terry Francona The manager did not get his team to a victory in the unbalanced series, but his ability to return from a year off from the game to deliver a playoff spot to the Red for the first time since 2020 is impressive.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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If your microbiome is unbalanced between beneficial and harmful microbes, probiotics can help introduce healthy microbes back into your body.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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