as in veered
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the fox zigged to the right, and the hounds followed
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Gately said witness statements gathered during a preliminary investigation suggested the driver was headed south on Allyn Street in a 2025 Ford T-250 van when the bicyclist, who was also going south in the right shoulder, veered into traffic and struck the side of the van.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026 -
Officials said the man veered off the road for unknown reasons.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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“Zigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigged. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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