as in curved
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of zigzag
Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Trump has signed dozens of executive actions since returning to the Oval Office last month, flooding the zone with orders and statements zigzagging through different policy areas.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for zigzag
Verb
The sheet zigzagged through an incubation chamber, then passed a tool that squeegeed droplets of DNA into a vial—the data archive.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Trump has signed dozens of executive actions since returning to the Oval Office last month, flooding the zone with orders and statements zigzagging through different policy areas.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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
See All Example Sentences for zigzag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzag
Verb
-
Sherrod opened the scoring with a 65-yard touchdown, weaving through the defense before breaking into the open backfield.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
-
Emotive, enchanting and exotic, the track weaves kalimba and chanting vocals with soft, brooding piano and string parts — and even a subtle harp.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Mexican news outlets, including El Universal, reported that video surveillance showed Hernandez managed to escape while running almost naked through the streets before ducking under a tarp that was covering a vehicle.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
-
New Yorkers spend so much time ducking crises that get lobbed at them like Molotov cocktails that the need to prepare the post-automotive city feels less immediate.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
In the hotel’s 123 rooms, sensuous textures and sinuous lines reflect the modernized art deco decor.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
-
The look also included sinuous lapels, giving the bodice a leather jacket quality.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Even after landing on the wrong side of the serpentine Soto saga, the Yanks tout a respectable lineup headlined by all-multiverse slugger Aaron Judge.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
-
The title track, a suite of cosmic grandeur and dizzying time signatures, breathes deeper in this mix, with Chris Squire’s bass rumbling like tectonic shifts under Steve Howe’s serpentine guitar work.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
We're also introduced to Eleven’s twisted father figure, Dr. Brenner (Alex Breaux, taking on Matthew Modine's role from the series).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
-
In an adjacent field lay the twisted and charred remains of ambulances.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Homer’s poem tells of the Greek hero King Odysseus, being played by Damon in Nolan’s telling, and his tortuous, 10-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
-
New York's attempts to improve the quality of life of its residents by reducing car traffic below 60th Street have been long and tortuous.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
Sedona Prince has had a winding journey toward the 2025 WNBA Draft, where she’s expected to finally join the league in April after a seven-year college odyssey.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
-
The entry pathway is suspended over a pool of lotus flowers, followed by a mystical winding road shaded by the canopy (where a chase scene was filmed), and the open-air lobby which overlooks the resort’s statement design piece: a long pool filled with floating lotuses.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
My 9/11 diary entry is written in a spiral notebook with a cartoon cat on the front and the next page says 'ugh Megan is mad at me.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
-
The rocket was in the upper atmosphere and spinning at the time — possibly because at least two satellites were being deployed — causing a spiral shape to be seen.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Zigzag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzag. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share