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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Katy Perry as a chandelier still feels surreal, Jared Leto as Choupette veered into full Cats territory.—
Alex Badia,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026 -
State police said the operator of a 2001 Polaris Sportsman 500, a 17-year-old Woodbury boy, veered off the right side of the road and struck a telephone pole.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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“Zagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zagged. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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