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Recent Examples of wonky
The gesture at the time might have seemed wonky, paid little heed by cultural critics or entertainment executives.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
As is par for the course with Supermassive games, the camera was wonky and slow, especially when trying to track Simms’ position and look in a different direction to see where to hide next.
—Echo Apsey, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Moving forward, mastering a personal podcast could replace soft-focus biographies or wonky books as a way for politicians to increase their profiles.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
As is par for the course with Supermassive games, the camera was wonky and slow, especially when trying to track Simms’ position and look in a different direction to see where to hide next.
—Echo Apsey, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Moving forward, mastering a personal podcast could replace soft-focus biographies or wonky books as a way for politicians to increase their profiles.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
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Consumer sentiment soured in October as a government shutdown threatens to weaken a wobbly economy beset by an uptick in inflation and a sharp slowdown of hiring, fresh data on Friday showed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The film’s greatest feat isn’t its wobbly characterizations, but its setting — the stretches of strip malls and chain businesses that make up most of America but rarely get showcased onscreen so thoughtfully.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 49ers’ quarterback situation is still shaky as Brock Purdy has not practiced this week with turf toe and Mac Jones works through knee and oblique injuries.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Despite a recent stabilization of Florida’s shaky property insurance market, residents are still facing the most expensive coverage in the country at an average of more than $3,800 per year, according to state regulators.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 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 separation would follow years of retooling after Discovery’s rocky acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T for $43 billion.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Less obvious is how the Earth itself tugs at the solid rocky surface of the moon.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 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 17 Oct. 2025.
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