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
These include running in a zig-zag pattern, hiding from view and not attracting attention.
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Mathew Miranda
updated March 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
As much as the young offensive mind trend caught on post-2017, there appears to be a wave of teams trying to zig while others zag.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
These days, when most Big Tech stocks zig, Apple’s shares zag.
—Phil Serafino, Bloomberg, 18 Feb. 2026
And some companies zig as others zag.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for zig
Mathew Miranda
updated March 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
As much as the young offensive mind trend caught on post-2017, there appears to be a wave of teams trying to zig while others zag.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
These days, when most Big Tech stocks zig, Apple’s shares zag.
—Phil Serafino, Bloomberg, 18 Feb. 2026
And some companies zig as others zag.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for zig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zig
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The three teens were killed on April 6 when their vehicle veered off the road and burst into flames in Jackson County, Florida.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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The pickup overturned multiple times, veered off the roadway, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree, CHP officials said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2026
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As much as the young offensive mind trend caught on post-2017, there appears to be a wave of teams trying to zig while others zag.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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These days, when most Big Tech stocks zig, Apple’s shares zag.—
Phil Serafino,
Bloomberg,
18 Feb. 2026
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In fact, according to NOAA, only about a quarter of eastern Pacific hurricanes and tropical storms ever make landfall — most curve west and stay out at sea.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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High up on the curving walls to either side were large murals painted in the 1930s by the artist Barry Faulkner portraying Thomas Jefferson handing the Declaration to John Hancock and the ratification of the Constitution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The Tempo cut it to three midway through the fourth while Brittany Sykes (27 points, seven assists) sparked Toronto’s rally.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Kreutzer cuts clunkily and repeatedly between the ongoing crises in two households, presumably implying that the men in these women’s lives are all tarred with the same patriarchal brush.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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“Zig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zig. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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