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Recent Examples of zigzagging
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
There are also cables zigzagging along the ocean floor and sensors that can listen in to what passes close by.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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
There are also cables zigzagging along the ocean floor and sensors that can listen in to what passes close by.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzagging
Verb
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By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.—
Crystal Bell,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Created by Emmy Award winner Lena Waithe, The Chi premiered in 2018 and quickly became a defining work in contemporary television, weaving together the lives of Chicago residents in a unique way.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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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Jasper and Michelle looked for Josie, screaming her name, ducking behind cars to avoid gunfire.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Everyone’s ducking and dodging these days, too.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 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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The family would turn to the stacks of journals Greg left behind, which detailed his tortuous decline but left much unanswered.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Designed by Anthony Guerrée for De La Espada, this piece features a central base crafted from a series of overlapping wood slats—a textured moment that creates visual equilibrium with its smooth, curved-brass counterpart.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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In addition to a scratching surface, the product's curved design can also serve as a lounger for cats.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Our house, at the corner of Hartzell and Carey, had an arched doorway framing a sinuous Chinese elm.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The interiors are a mix of wood, textured stone, and sinuous lines, highlighted by soft neutral tones.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Living together in the Fear House, a group of strangers face OMG stunts, challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy, Banijay teases.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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