wonky

British

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Recent Examples of wonky Stephanie White’s group has run into some wonky luck besides those absences. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 June 2025 While gold is historically considered a haven, demand for havens has spilled over into its wonky cousins like silver and platinum. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025 The wonky yet critical fight has bubbled up over the past week as investors pored over the House bill in anticipation of potential Senate amendments. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 June 2025 If that sounds mathematically wonky, here’s the explanation. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wonky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
  • The match was a shaky one for Anisimova, who made 28 unforced errors.
    Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 12 July 2025
  • Alcaraz played a shaky game with a double fault and then a long forehand on Fritz’s chip return on set point.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • His record-breaking season got off to a rocky start with TCU sitting at 3-3 in large part due to his inability to protect the football and the lack of a run game to alleviate the pressure on him.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
  • Gallen has been electric during his career, but has had a rocky season to this point with the Diamondbacks.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • There’s a bunch of weirdos in a building wearing tutus and standing on their tippy toes.
    Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • All of a sudden, everyone’s reality is completely unbalanced — nobody knows what to make of it!
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
  • Coral reefs suffered, fish populations became unbalanced, and the ocean’s health declined.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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