as in veering
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the fox zigged to the right, and the hounds followed
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Just try veering right or left, get your wheels stuck, and that’s the end of you.—
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The gold stitching subtly enhanced my silhouette, while the color—a deep, saturated blue—read darker than most washes without ever veering into black.—
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22 Jan. 2026
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“Zigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigging. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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