ZAGGED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

zagged

verb

past tense of zag

as in veered

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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Family members of the 39-year-old woman who was killed when a car veered off the road and into a Whittier burger restaurant earlier this week held a vigil to honor their lost loved one on Wednesday.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
The vehicle veered off the road into multiple rocks on Saturday along Highway 1 near Deer Creek.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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