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Recent Examples of zigzagged
During the next ninety minutes, Jaime zigzagged around the theatre district dropping off packages.
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Henry Alford, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Cincinnati police arrested 39 people and towed more than five dozen cars after drivers zigzagged the city doing donuts, drag racing and blocking traffic.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2026
The lavender cream cheese zigzagged on top gave the whole thing an otherworldly appearance.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
From November 1909 until August 1912, an unknown assailant – or assailants – zigzagged across southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
Knocks zigzagged through the rooms of Skyrim at roughly the speed of a person casually walking.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Motors and other big companies.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Prices have zigzagged since, but property values in many large cities remain markedly higher.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
From Slaten to Steven Matz to Zack Kelly, Cora zigzagged through the Yankees lineup.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Henry Alford, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Cincinnati police arrested 39 people and towed more than five dozen cars after drivers zigzagged the city doing donuts, drag racing and blocking traffic.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2026
The lavender cream cheese zigzagged on top gave the whole thing an otherworldly appearance.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
From November 1909 until August 1912, an unknown assailant – or assailants – zigzagged across southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
Knocks zigzagged through the rooms of Skyrim at roughly the speed of a person casually walking.
—Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Motors and other big companies.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Prices have zigzagged since, but property values in many large cities remain markedly higher.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
From Slaten to Steven Matz to Zack Kelly, Cora zigzagged through the Yankees lineup.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzagged
ducked
Verb
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Of the five live roaches spotted, one was crawling on a handwash sink inside the kitchen and two ducked under a coffee machine nearby.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Republicans broadly supported the administration's military action in Iran, but most GOP incumbents in competitive races have noticeably ducked addressing rising gas prices while defending the war itself.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Zigzagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagged. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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