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Recent Examples of wonky
Seasons 41 and 42 featured really dynamic casts and some really wonky production wrinkles.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
As someone who lives in an area with spotty reception and wonky Wi-Fi calling, this is welcome news.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026
Ostensibly set in Los Angeles (although the local geography is wonky as hell), the film is largely told from the point of view of shy, artistic teenager AJ (voiced by Will Sharpe), who is coaxed out of his shell by his best friend Cisco (Alejandro Antionio Ruiz).
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Still, things were at times wonky.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
As someone who lives in an area with spotty reception and wonky Wi-Fi calling, this is welcome news.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026
Ostensibly set in Los Angeles (although the local geography is wonky as hell), the film is largely told from the point of view of shy, artistic teenager AJ (voiced by Will Sharpe), who is coaxed out of his shell by his best friend Cisco (Alejandro Antionio Ruiz).
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Still, things were at times wonky.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
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On March 4, the walls of a Travis County courtroom in Austin felt wobbly with grief.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Double heel raises, which are a breeze on land, were nearly impossible on the wobbly mat.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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But all that construction could be off to a shaky start, suggests Nerma Caluk, an engineer and lunar specialist for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, an architecture and structural engineering firm in San Francisco, California.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
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After a shaky first quarter that gave way to a nine-point advantage for the Wings, the Valkyries woke up thanks to a huge spark off the bench from Kaitlyn Chen.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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The river originates at cold-water springs high up in the Ouachita Mountains, cutting a spectacular course along forested shorelines and past rocky outcroppings.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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In this case, looking at the ratio of phosphorus to nitrogen in present-day Earth’s rocky bulk could shed some light on where Earth’s phosphorus came from.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Taqueria Hoy remains a refuge for factory workers, restaurant crews, tipsy clubbers, cops, families, insomniacs and others hungry in between.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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The pair both had matching 8.24 GPAs, putting them at the tippy top of their class of over 500 students.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Grocery shopping poses a unique set of challenges that involves tippy toes and resourcefulness.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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This isn't just about attempting to change the color of the blooms; unbalanced soil (too acidic or too alkaline) can cause the flowers to turn brown.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Choosing the wrong rug size or layout can make a room feel awkward and unbalanced.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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