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Recent Examples of wonky
Jittery drum programming and shrouding reverb screams Minneapolis in the ‘80s, but the wonky thump and the multiplicity of vocal tracks are just as suggestive of D’Angelo or the raw pain of a Frank Ocean.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Some of them seem tied to wonky footwork.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The mood here isn’t wonky appreciation of practical solutions to the city’s rolling cost-of-living disaster.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In all his films, Johnson walks a fine line between wonky puzzle-making and telling a story that moves people.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Some of them seem tied to wonky footwork.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The mood here isn’t wonky appreciation of practical solutions to the city’s rolling cost-of-living disaster.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In all his films, Johnson walks a fine line between wonky puzzle-making and telling a story that moves people.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
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Tiramisu’s beloved battalion of flavors—milky mascarpone, booze, coffee, and chocolate—fit together perfectly in this wobbly, no-bake dessert mash-up.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Spanish government’s move came as a surprise to many after a last-minute deal between the ruling Socialist Party and the left-wing Podemos party in exchange for parliamentary support to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wobbly government.—
Renata Brito,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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According to a 2025 market analysis conducted by OfferUp, a mobile marketplace app, 69% of shoppers turn to secondhand when the economy gets shaky.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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The nerves that Landfair had been suppressing only show as the interview winds down, letting out a relieved and shaky breath after answering the last question.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That raises the odds that many rocky planets start their history already seeded with complex organic molecules that can speed up the path toward living systems.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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With a thick white-gray coat that blends into their surroundings, these reclusive felines live on high, rocky mountains with some of the harshest conditions on Earth, according to the WWF.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Read on to learn why experts say drinking on a plane can spark symptoms beyond feeling tipsy, and make the comedown that much worse.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
30 Dec. 2025
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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
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Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and slowly raise your heels off the ground, coming up onto your tippy toes.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Flat roofs with parapets (side walls), stepped roofs, saw-tooth roofs, and roofs with chimneys and other obstructions on top can collect snow in an unbalanced manner, the agency said.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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The approach uses an unbalanced spinning mass inside each robot to generate motion.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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