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Recent Examples of zigzagging
Sheck Mulbah, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The rugged, zigzagging massif is the result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 100 million years ago and later massive glacial activity in the Pleistocene epoch.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Additionally, a zigzagging wall — spanning about 250 feet — was found near a residential area designated for soldiers.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Buses in Aguas Calientes typically allow train travelers to skip what is otherwise a zigzagging 5-mile uphill hike with an elevation gain of 2,345 feet.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Agarwal noted that it’s been interesting to see how the community cooperates to make a trip that’s not all zigzagging and circles.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Once deployed, the system rapidly determines where to search, how to configure its sensors, and how to respond when a submarine attempts evasive maneuvers such as zigzagging, going silent, or deploying decoys, the South China Morning Post reports.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
The run started off a little frustrating — Harlem was zigzagging everywhere.
—Sheck Mulbah, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The rugged, zigzagging massif is the result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 100 million years ago and later massive glacial activity in the Pleistocene epoch.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Additionally, a zigzagging wall — spanning about 250 feet — was found near a residential area designated for soldiers.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Buses in Aguas Calientes typically allow train travelers to skip what is otherwise a zigzagging 5-mile uphill hike with an elevation gain of 2,345 feet.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Agarwal noted that it’s been interesting to see how the community cooperates to make a trip that’s not all zigzagging and circles.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Once deployed, the system rapidly determines where to search, how to configure its sensors, and how to respond when a submarine attempts evasive maneuvers such as zigzagging, going silent, or deploying decoys, the South China Morning Post reports.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzagging
Adjective
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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
Verb
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The debate over lasting solutions reveals the complexity of how criminal organizations have grown so powerful, weaving themselves into nearly every layer of Brazilian society over time.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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What results is a familiar historical drama, weaving together many various characters in the buildup to the climactic courtroom showdown.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Take the train from Copenhagen in under three hours and wander Aarhus’s pretty streets strung with Christmas lights, ducking into boutiques and cafés before making your way to one of two Christmas markets.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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For a moment, Smith became overwhelmed, ducking to the side of the pillar while wiping tears away.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Experts say that these legal challenges are just the beginning of what will surely be a long and winding road through the U.S. court system.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
23 Oct. 2025
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Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In phantom endovascular models, the robot successfully navigated through tortuous vessel-like structures, demonstrating the technique’s potential for minimally invasive vascular interventions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Jan. 2026
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For his role in the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which came out in 2000, Jim Carrey’s tortuous costume and makeup had him on the verge of walking away from a $20 million paycheck.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The curved lines and mesh detailing add a dash of vintage street style, and pair well with everything from athletic wear to wide-leg trousers and a T-shirt.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Spacetime may be more strongly curved inside of a black hole’s event horizon, but anything that happens in there can’t get out; nothing can escape a black hole’s interior, even at the speed of light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Originally commissioned for Queen Maria Cristina in the late 19th century, the tiara features upright diamond loops with white pearls at the center of each sinuous turn.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Spanning the entire 54th floor of the sinuous Echo Brickell is one such mansion in the sky, this one a sophisticated assemblage of high-quality finishes and bold design.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some of the trees stand as much as 140-feet, while others are twisted and bent due to rocky soil and lack of sunlight.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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All that remained was now a gray field of ash and twisted metal, almost unrecognizable even in form.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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