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Recent Examples of zigzag
Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
Laura Neilson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Two additional bail-outs precede the false summit, allowing climbers to hop onto Barr Trail, which zigzags up the mountain.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 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
The luxury e-commerce retailer Net-a-Porter, Cultured magazine and the fashion label Proenza Schouler have also hosted dinner parties and events at Raf’s, where waiters nimbly zigzag among the dining room’s snug 11 tables.
—Laura Neilson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Two additional bail-outs precede the false summit, allowing climbers to hop onto Barr Trail, which zigzags up the mountain.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzag
Verb
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For more info: CBS News GAMES: Candy Land, the game that still hits a sweet spot For the last 75 years, generations have taken turns weaving through a rainbow road, surrounded by all things candy.—
David Morgan
July 11,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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The idea of American exceptionalism is woven into the fabric of the country’s identity.—
Brendan Rascius
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Roth did not duck then and has not ducked, hedged or wavered since.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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Once that one finished, and the racing got going, Verstappen and Piastri battled for first place – Verstappen ducking and weaving all over the track to defend his position, though ultimately Piastri passed the Red Bull driver relatively easily.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Yet his more sinuous, sculptural designs radiate glamour, romance and an otherworldly regalness.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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Horseshoe Bend gets its name from the sinuous river meander around a sandstone formation.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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But a large-scale serpentine sofa in the center can break up a space, acting as both seating and separation.—
Dina Cheney,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Purple mouse ears, fragrant fritillary and woodland wooly thread tend to grow primarily in serpentine habitats, as do the Coastal tidy tips and the California poppy.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Dexter unknowingly steps into a Gotham-like serial-killer universe led by twisted billionaire venture capitalist Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage) and his chief of security, Charley (Uma Thurman).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Jeans with twisted seams, pleating, high waists and deep contrasting cuffs laid the foundation to looks that include damask blazers and shirts featuring paintings by Edvard Munch and Elizabeth Peyton.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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After telling of Texas Revolution, author Stephen Hardin turns to tortuous Runaway Scrape A tiny coterie of authors have produced more than one standard book on Texas history.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Egyptian hieroglyphics gave rise to a number of true alphabets, Latin included, through a tortuous procession of descendants.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
1 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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Koru translates to loop or coil in Māori, and is based on the spiral shape of an unfurling silver fern frond, as a necklace.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Cone snails, part of the Conidae family, are a type of predatory gastropod mollusk that live inside spiral shells.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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“Zigzag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzag. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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