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as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
as their boat seesawed in the rough water, the rescue team tried to get the passengers off the sinking ship
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Recent Examples of seesaw
Miguel Salazar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Shares seesawed after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results and issued strong guidance.
—Samantha Subin,alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
Sean Conlon, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
The final score may betray the possibility the seesaw of a final could have gone either way.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Verb
In another, pink seesaws, installed along the border by the artists Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, convert the fence into a playground.
—Miguel Salazar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Shares seesawed after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results and issued strong guidance.
—Samantha Subin,alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
October is a historically volatile month for stocks , and this week alone has seen the market seesaw.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
The final score may betray the possibility the seesaw of a final could have gone either way.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
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Bregman’s wife got accepted to Harvard Extension School early last week, perhaps swaying his decision.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Lincoln is gradually radicalized to act and Douglass learns how to moderate his message to sway politicians.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Adria squinted into the side of the director’s skull, bobbing up and down in laughter at the studio man’s inaudible joke, drowned out by the engine’s din.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Little ones will love the splash pads and water slide area that’s just their size, and the whole family can bob around in the wave pool.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Depending on the terrain, users can swap in either a ski-pole-like basket tip or a grippy rubber tip.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2025
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If those things don't bother you, this drive is tiny, cheaper, and includes a padded rubber case.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Florida's southwest waterways are being rocked by red tide and a separate toxic algae bloom, which is believed to be linked to discharge from Lake Okeechobee.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Singapore, usually an oasis of stability, has been rocked by a series of political scandals in the past two years.—
Nicholas Yong,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Preview Robert De Niro's Netflix thriller 'Zero Day' is a starry but dull dud: Review Patrick Schwarzenegger is 'White Lotus' Season 3 breakout, and dad Arnold is pumped Donnie Wahlberg is heading to 'Blue Bloods' Boston spinoff Ralph Macchio and William Zabka were 'Karate Kid' rivals.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Out of all of the foreign investment sources that have pumped cash into South Florida real estate, financial institutions, and new businesses over the years, Saudi Arabia is a nation that at best has a nominal presence in the region.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Canadian fans booed the American national anthem when the teams met in a round-robin match in Montreal, which was followed by three fights in the first nine seconds of the game.—
Dan Robson,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The game capped off a round-robin tournament called the 4 Nations Face-Off between Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For the 80 people on board the flight from Minneapolis, the world lurched immediately after the wheels hit the ground.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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However, the partnership ended in early 2025, just weeks before this heist shook the crypto sphere.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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But shake off the stress because there are bountiful touch-up options on the market to conceal any unwanted color (or lack thereof).—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Seesaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaw. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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