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Recent Examples of wonky
Some of the balance is a little wonky As is the case for all games like this, there are a few systems that will need some post-launch refinement.
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Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
No detail is too small for an excavation this wonky, not even design department head Leo Yoshimura pointing out that a certain lamp is slightly crooked.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Next up is the reopening of the wonky Palladian wonder that is Penicuik House.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
There is a vast difference between the gleaming rows of piano-key teeth that have overtaken our screens in the last decade and basic orthodontia that corrects the wonky bites and crowding that can lead to gum inflammation, jaw pain and headaches, even tooth loss over time.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
No detail is too small for an excavation this wonky, not even design department head Leo Yoshimura pointing out that a certain lamp is slightly crooked.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Next up is the reopening of the wonky Palladian wonder that is Penicuik House.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
There is a vast difference between the gleaming rows of piano-key teeth that have overtaken our screens in the last decade and basic orthodontia that corrects the wonky bites and crowding that can lead to gum inflammation, jaw pain and headaches, even tooth loss over time.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
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Inflation is stubbornly high, the job market is shaky, and global tariffs have stirred public anxiety.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Pressly, who was shaky early, brings the veteran presence the group missed in recent years.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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One day, the resort hosts a grand festival and the younger daughter, slightly tipsy, boards her family’s yacht and sails out, before waking up the next morning and finding the prince onboard.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That the posing and posturing for the public continued even as the Pentagon descended into turmoil over his rocky leadership seemed to say something, too.—
Jonathan Swan,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The semi-interred building isn’t really a New York — or a city — thing (except perhaps for the Irish Hunger Memorial, a low box that wears a chunk of rocky countryside on its shoulder).—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 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
Adjective
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At the time that Keynes and Robinson were writing, the cost of beggar-thy-neighbor policies came mainly in the form of higher unemployment, as higher exports—unbalanced by higher imports—undermined manufacturers in trade deficit countries and forced them to lay off workers.—
Michael Pettis,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
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With unsustainable low interest rates driving up housing valuations for years, the market has been unbalanced for 5 plus years now.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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