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 Yet there could also be arguments to zig when others zag and focus on existing channels and motions that work well when everyone is chasing new ones. Michelle Tan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Growing up in Santa Monica, Ren initially resisted the nearby industry and decided to zag, finding early success as a teenager on social media, specifically the 2012-era of microblog Tumblr. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for zag
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  • In her public rhetoric, mostly on social media and right-wing media appearances, Lake has veered between promising to restore the networks to their historic mission and pledging to demolish them.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 22 May 2025
  • However, warm skin tones can veer on the more coral side of the red spectrum, while cool skin tones might find blue-toned reds more flattering.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
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  • Because when single names zig while everything else zags, the upside can be thrilling - but the risk?
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • In other words, a function can only zig and zag so much.
    Solomon Adams, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2025
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  • Her one-shoulder design was perfectly tailored to curve to her body for sleek yet stylish sophistication.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 May 2025
  • Jay Hook had a degree in engineering and was the rare pitcher who could explain how a curveball curves.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • Republican bill cuts Medicaid for unemployed, undocumented children, Planned Parenthood How much do Americans rely on programs like Medicaid and Social Security?
    Riley Beggin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • During that same period, the company cut 3,000 jobs.
    Lindsay Owens, Time, 22 May 2025

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“Zag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zag. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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