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as in lurched
to move forward while swaying from side to side
I was so tired last night that I just staggered upstairs to bed without eating dinner
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as in hesitated
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
a daunting problem that would make even the most decisive person stagger just a bit
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Recent Examples of staggered
Bill Springer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
That could happen because aldermanic terms are staggered, so half the council is elected every two years.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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The fore and aft sections of each deck are staggered by a half-level at the center of circulation amidships.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
That could happen because aldermanic terms are staggered, so half the council is elected every two years.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staggered
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Pair these with tailored gift suggestions to help overwhelmed shoppers quickly find perfect presents.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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For instance, plenty of Americans are currently celebrating the outcome of the recent presidential election; many are indifferent to national politics; many others are overwhelmed with anger and despair over it.Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The decision was difficult because Washington hesitated to provide Kyiv with sophisticated, long-range weapons.Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Many businesses hesitated to move their operations to the cloud, citing concerns about security and control.Gaurav Tewari, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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In May, police officers in the town of Lufkin, Texas responded to a bewildered call about a pair of kangaroos that were on the loose.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Countless volunteers are the proud owners of pink foam fingers, acting as traffic conductors for bewildered spectators.Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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In recent years — as longstanding efforts to recycle plastics have faltered — Exxon Mobil has touted advanced recycling as a groundbreaking technology that will turn the tide on the plastic crisis.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Since then, Renzi has faltered, resigning after last year’s failed constitutional referendum.Pierpaolo Barbieri, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2017
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Paramount shuffled the dates for several other 2025 films.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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The board was shuffled to be more Altman-friendly and several directors who opposed him were forced out.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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The contrast between Blethyn’s Cynthia, all twitching nerves, emotionally raw and vulnerable, and the calm, restrained, often bemused performance of Jean-Baptiste as Hortense forms the emotional core of the film.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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At the dining table in Turin, L. seemed bemused by all the attention, and said little.D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Staggered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staggered. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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