as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the fox zigged to the right, and the hounds followed
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Recent Examples of zig
More importantly, Honor continues to zig when other Android phones zag, giving us a device that stands out from the crowd a bit.
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Ben Sin, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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
Sean likes to break the mold, and kinda zig when everybody else is zagging.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Plus, the Heat typically will zig while other teams will zag.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2024
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Ben Sin, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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
Sean likes to break the mold, and kinda zig when everybody else is zagging.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Plus, the Heat typically will zig while other teams will zag.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for zig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zig
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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley did not hold back, pointing to Mamdani’s win as proof that the Democratic Party has veered far to the left.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2025
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White and burgundy accents nod to his Bayern Munich kit without veering into overt branding.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
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From there, however, Alcaraz zags where the others zig, inverting one of the fundamentals of tennis probability.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The professor-like spins of senior Peyton Levine, meanwhile, offer plenty of zig and zag for the Foxes.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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The handcrafted sliders in the room are curved without a flaw — and so is the furniture positioned against the walls and the shelves above.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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And young French people, thankfully, are not buying my romanticism—the trend line curves downward more dramatically for them.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2025
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The prospect of trying to cut open a stubborn 5-4-1 block in the Orlando heat could have become torturous quite quickly.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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In February, the agency announced plans to cut 7,000 of the agency’s 57,000 employees ‒ more than 10% of staff ‒ in response to President Trump’s executive orders.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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“Zig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zig. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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