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Recent Examples of zigzag
Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
At 1,800 feet above sea level, and looking beyond the maze of trails zigzagging through the park, the 360-degree CinemaScope views of the city are stunning — well worth the effort of the sweaty climb.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Verb
Any number of odd, zigzag examples can be used to make the case that legislative districts in Wisconsin are excessively gerrymandered.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
Adjective
McDavid zigzagged by Barkov, sent Ekblad into a stumbling flop then slipped a pass by Anton Lundell to Draisaitl in the low right circle.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
At 1,800 feet above sea level, and looking beyond the maze of trails zigzagging through the park, the 360-degree CinemaScope views of the city are stunning — well worth the effort of the sweaty climb.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzag
Verb
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Gran Sasso National Park has trails that weave through medieval villages, crumbling castles, and valleys where wild horses still roam.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
23 July 2025
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The new agreement aims to lift these trials out of the margins and weave them more fully into the fabric of government.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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The woman immediately covered her face and turned away from the camera, while a stunned Byron ducked down and exited the frame.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
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No need to duck the head toward the high point of the door frame.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The reader’s path is equally murky, as Lispector navigates the sinuous contours of Lóri’s psyche.—
Terry Nguyen
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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Consider the sinuous lines of Restoration Hardware’s popular Sylvain sofa—which for the hotel was reimagined as a sleeper with plush pull-out beds.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Three baby Neal children, dying in 1666, 1671, and an unknown year get the skull-with-wings but also an hourglass, serpentine borders, a Latin inscription, and decorative triangles above each name.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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Depicted is a serpentine landscape where the heroic raid took place.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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And German actor Max Hopp, who has become something of a Tevye specialist, is able to carry this enormous production, even as he is twisted and bruised trying to accommodate the turbulent times around him.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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The film Eddington inspires an uncomfortable empathy for its most twisted character.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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More recently, Geran variants painted black with special material to hide from radar fly higher and with tortuous routes to evade Ukrainian defense teams.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Aug. 2025
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During the Cold War, negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States over arms control were tortuous and drawn out because neither side trusted the other.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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In addition, the watch has a stop-second function, which halts the balance wheel and seconds hand when the winding crown is pulled out, allowing for precise time adjustments.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 90 about 30 miles outside of New Orleans — on a winding, narrow stretch of the two-lane highway known as the Old Spanish Trail, per The Salina Journal.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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In 1977, a young American artist named Anna Sofaer found a spiral petroglyph near the top of Fajada Butte, one of the highest points in the park.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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Beyond the reception area of the six-floor Art Deco building—a space decorated with a mustard leather sofa and walnut lounge chairs upholstered in black leather or blue velvet—is a spiral terrazzo staircase that guests can use to access the hotel’s suites.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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“Zigzag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzag. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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