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
In other words, a function can only zig and zag so much.
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Solomon Adams, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2025
More importantly, Honor continues to zig when other Android phones zag, giving us a device that stands out from the crowd a bit.
—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
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Solomon Adams, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2025
More importantly, Honor continues to zig when other Android phones zag, giving us a device that stands out from the crowd a bit.
—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
See All Example Sentences for zig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zig
Verb
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On anyone else, this look could easily veer into pajama party territory.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
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The pickup truck rear-ended the first vehicle, which then veered off the road, crashed through a fence and came to rest on the west side, according to authorities.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
8 July 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Instead of straight paths, employ a curving pathway to reveal one part of the garden at a time.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Bad Idea occupies more than 5,000 square feet of space, with 25-foot curving ceilings and tall windows that welcome in the fading light as the sun sets.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Both headphones are astonishingly quiet, virtually eliminating lower drone sounds, cutting higher frequency noises like key clicks, and even erasing piercing sounds like dogs barking with a bit of music.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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To pay for these initiatives, the law cuts Medicaid and food stamps — programs relied upon by poor households with children — by more than $1 trillion.—
MORIAH BALINGIT,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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“Zig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zig. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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