zag

as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course the crowd roared as the clown on the bicycle zagged while the other clowns, in hot pursuit, zigged

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Recent Examples of zag Lane Kiffin zigs when others zag, and the Ole Miss football coach got awfully ziggy with it Saturday. Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 18 Apr. 2024 Jones gradually ratchets up power, adding jolting brass and a string section that zigs and zags dramatically. Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024 Plus, the Heat typically will zig while other teams will zag. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2024 In theory, that means when the market zigs, OHI actually zags, albeit by just a little. Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for zag 
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Verb
  • Even with the acknowledgements of those Dead members missing from the stage, any solemnity was short-lived, and the tone veered more toward presenter Woody Harrelson’s introductory speech for the band’s kudos.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
  • There is something deeply amusing about a studio struggling so hard to not come across overtly progressive, who then has a star blurt out something that veers entirely in the opposite direction.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In other words, a function can only zig and zag so much.
    Solomon Adams, Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
  • More importantly, Honor continues to zig when other Android phones zag, giving us a device that stands out from the crowd a bit.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Located at The Meadows at the top of Elk Camp Gondola, the Snowmass tubing experience takes you down multiple lanes, zooming, curving, gliding and spinning.
    Shauna Farnell, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Worn slightly tousled and curved around her chin, the bob was the work of her longtime hairstylist Larry Sims.
    Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • Funding for United Nations agencies, including peacekeeping, human rights and refugee agencies, have been traditional targets for Republican administrations to cut.
    Ellen Knickmeyer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Stocks rapidly cut those losses after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Trump struck a deal to delay the tariffs for one month.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Zag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zag. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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