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Recent Examples of wonky
The motion that passed Tuesday involved a wonky policy change that, on its face, had little to do with the looming ballot measure.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
The Sidney Powell-Rudy Giuliani playbook is totally discredited now, but Trump will always find more wonky lawyers to deploy.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
But in a neck-and-neck presidential race, wonky pitches like these could make the difference.
—Charlotte Alter / Pittsburgh, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
In practice, these features are a bit wonky and inelegant.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2024
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
The Sidney Powell-Rudy Giuliani playbook is totally discredited now, but Trump will always find more wonky lawyers to deploy.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
But in a neck-and-neck presidential race, wonky pitches like these could make the difference.
—Charlotte Alter / Pittsburgh, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
In practice, these features are a bit wonky and inelegant.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
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But Baltimore’s pass defense has been shaky, which should provide hope for the Broncos.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Other companies in the industrial gas space have a shakier track record at this, especially for clean hydrogen projects.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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The place feels a lot like a happy, tipsy, rainbow-America tourist trap.Brock Colyar, Curbed, 20 June 2024
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Aslin Summer Games at Aslin Beer Company The same weekend the Olympics kick off in Paris, teams of tipsy contestants in Washington can compete for something even better than the gold: Aslin gift cards, trophies and bragging rights.Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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Tax-loss harvesting – that is, pruning losing positions in taxable accounts and using them to offset capital gains in other areas of the portfolio – could also be a smart move for investors seeking a silver lining in rocky times, said Queck.Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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Kerry Rego, 47, always had a rocky relationship with her dad.Fortesa Latifi, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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The wall was just low enough to allow Betts to stand on his tippy toes as Capobianco held Betts’ left arm up and over the wall; and Peters – by virtue of dumb luck – did not injure Betts’ right hand, wrist, or arm.Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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At the tippy top of Sheridan Road, Lake Bluff is like a small, charming town on the East Coast.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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Participants experiencing unbalanced relational support had increased rates of depression and sleep disturbances, largely due to the chronic stress from unmet emotional needs and feelings of unfair treatment.Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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While putting your kids first isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to experts, intensive parenting can lead to unhealthy pressures being placed on kids, and parents who aren’t focusing on themselves, to the point of leading a dangerously unbalanced life.3 What's Causing Intensive Parenting?Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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