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Recent Examples of wonky
Unfortunately, the water injection system is wonky.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 May 2025
During the two to three-week period before and after Mercury and Venus retrogrades, the energy is at its wonkiest and most intense.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Depending on the bike, this can counteract any wonky feel of the ride.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Missing a period for two or more consecutive months could be a red flag that something else is causing your hormones to go wonky.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2025
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 May 2025
During the two to three-week period before and after Mercury and Venus retrogrades, the energy is at its wonkiest and most intense.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Depending on the bike, this can counteract any wonky feel of the ride.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Missing a period for two or more consecutive months could be a red flag that something else is causing your hormones to go wonky.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wonky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
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Implementation of that reform, including a network consolidation that began last year, has been shaky as the agency sought to streamline mail processing and cut transportation costs.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 May 2025
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Any relocation would be a boost to Puerto Rico’s shaky economy as the government emerges from a historic bankruptcy and continues to struggle with chronic power outages.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The job is a ball, interactions take strategy, tipsy men are the obstacles — and obviously, the tips are the prize.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Gently fold the tipsy cherries into the mousse and add some of the remaining liquor (if desired).—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Shot in Galicia, a landscape of rocky coasts and salty-blue air, this loosely biographical third feature from Catalan filmmaker Carla Simón, part of the Cannes competition slate, has a wistful, earthy glow.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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But Beijing is gearing up for a rocky path in relations, and negotiations, ahead.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Or, close your eyes, reach your arms overhead and lift up on the tippy toes of both feet.—
Katy Bowman,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
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Suzanne Couples, Fred’s wife, rose to her tippy toes to look over the gallery.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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There’s a really unbalanced schedule as well, with some playing just two matches while Columbus plays six.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The sheer ease of Jacobs-Jenkins’s writing drives the headlong rush of the first act, but in the unbalanced second half his technique wavers.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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