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Recent Examples of zigzag
Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
The route zigzags its way across the Flemish countryside before completing two laps on a hilly circuit outside the town of Oudenaarde.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2025
Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
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Verb
True story: The zigzagging journeys that finally led Tamar Bates and Mark Mitchell to their proper college basketball home at the University of Missouri began on the campus of Mizzou’s eternal rival, the University of Kansas.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
The route zigzags its way across the Flemish countryside before completing two laps on a hilly circuit outside the town of Oudenaarde.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzag
Verb
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That’s where the idea of woven came in—not just as a visual theme with so much design potential, but also as a powerful metaphor for our strength.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Chloé, Zimmermann, and Jacquemus, among others, showed raffia handbags; Gucci and Michael Kors wove the stuff into actual garments; Tommy Hilfiger even turned it into baseball caps.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
Verb
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And, of course, since '90s kids easily ducked those age gates, too, history shows why investing millions to build the latest and greatest age verification systems probably remains a fool's errand after all these years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Mauzy ducked because a pitch from Kansas State’s Tanner Duke was near his head.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His goal was breathtaking — a sinuous run and then a shot that was not just beautifully placed but executed in a way (taken early, minimal backlift) that left Yann Sommer, the Inter goalkeeper, rooted.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The luscious upper register of Harry Carney's baritone saxophone, the growling trumpet of Cootie Williams, and the sinuous lyricism of Johnny Hodges were all considered when composing music.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The journey to get here was serpentine and occasionally bewildering (remember, no 3-1 lead is safe against Denver, and every clean bill of health deserves public appreciation).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Perched on a serpentine road above Beverly Hills, 1665 Summitridge understands that impulse with auteur precision.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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It’s made with an eyelet pattern and twisted knot for a trendy touch, and the mini length will let your legs breathe on hot days by the pool.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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But Bronte becomes just another pawn in Joe’s twisted game of love.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While examples abound, the state’s woebegone bullet train project, its tortuous efforts to implement information technology and the financial and managerial meltdown of its unemployment insurance program are among the most egregious.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2025
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If that research goes well, the treatment could advance into human clinical trials — often a long, tortuous process.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sharing his battle At that point, Lowe faced a winding path of medical appointments, treatments and side effects.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Hello, goodbye: The long and winding road of music biopics has finally led us to four feature films about the Beatles, coming in April 2028 by way of Bond director Sam Mendes.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pugh paired it with silver spiral hoops and pointed black pumps.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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The signal-caller suffered a spiral and compound fracture to his tibia and fibula in his right leg after JJ Watt and Kareem Jackson convened in a sack.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Zigzag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzag. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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