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as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake
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as in to stagger
to move forward while swaying from side to side
dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy
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as in washout
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Recent Examples of lurch
Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2025
Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now firmly established in German politics.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
As the college football season winds down and the 2025 NFL Draft process lurches into gear, impact players across college football have big decisions to make about their future: go pro, or return to school for another season?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Still, the cost is low compared with historical home prices that saw fast growth after the Great Recession then lurched further skyward during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2025
Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now firmly established in German politics.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
But amazingly, he’s been left in the lurch by his own movie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
As the college football season winds down and the 2025 NFL Draft process lurches into gear, impact players across college football have big decisions to make about their future: go pro, or return to school for another season?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurch
Verb
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The aunties kneel and sway and hug on the living-room floor, keening dramatically one minute, chuckling over their cellphones the next.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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Early last year, Matthew Allison could be found at the Space Banana dance club, awkwardly swaying to his own beat.—
James Bandler,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Payments are staggered based on recipients’ birthdays, with those born in the first 10 days of a month receiving their checks on the second Wednesday, and so on.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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And 20 of the 40 seats in the California State Senate (which has four-year terms) will also be contested, as Senate seats are staggered with half up for election every two years.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some of those locations are likely to see 4 to 8 inches of rain, and this will lead to widespread flooding, mudslides and road washouts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Rohit Sharma’s team are the only unit that have gained three wins from three, although there have been three washouts in the tournament which has prevented South Africa and the Baggy Greens from the possibility of matching them.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the past, Boston has been able to shake off adversity and remain successful.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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New tariffs take effect this week upending global alliances, shaking business and consumer confidence, and rattling the markets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2025
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The building collapse near the city's Chatuchak Market killed at least three people, Thai National Institute for Emergency Medicine said at 4:20 p.m. local time (5:30 a.m. ET).—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The last national recession was a brief collapse from February to April 2020, as the Covid pandemic ravaged the economy.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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With the team shooting 14.7 percent in his minutes and rocking a 0.914 save percentage, there is an element of luck in play here.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: The indoor vertical farming sector has been rocked by closures over the past few years.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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This vast history includes countless Cinderella stories and enough results to reveal meaningful patterns in upsets and seeding trends.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The average number of upsets in each round since 1985: Why go 'big' on the March Madness final bet?—
Jim Sergent,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Note that not a single member involved in the texting fiasco, including at least one top official who appears to have participated while traveling in Russia, was sensible enough to question their collective lack of operational security.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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There’s the Hail Mary fiasco and its fallout, but Stevenson also continued to rotate with Smith last season.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Lurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurch. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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