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Recent Examples of zigzag
Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2024
One reason why today’s workers struggle to preserve their jobs is that in most countries educational systems were designed 70 years ago for lifetime jobs in the manufacturing sector and are now inadequate for careers that zigzag across industries.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2017
Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
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Verb
Most notably, the building’s central spiral and the zigzagging ramp.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2024
One reason why today’s workers struggle to preserve their jobs is that in most countries educational systems were designed 70 years ago for lifetime jobs in the manufacturing sector and are now inadequate for careers that zigzag across industries.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2017
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
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The camera floats around the room like an invisible spider, circling and circling, weaving this trio into a diabolical web.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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The thrilling real-time narrative follows a delivery rider in Spain, weaving together a dangerous delivery mission with her unfolding personal crises, creating layers of suspense and drama.John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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And while the historic appeal of caution is understandable, in this sort of storm, ducking and covering won’t make the winds subside any faster.Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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One thing about the most elite women's 100-meter hurdlers worldwide is that they are known for not ducking each other during the competition.Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The farm town of Dixon, population 19,000, made its mark in mazes about 20 years ago — about the time corn mazes began to take off across the U.S. thanks to new computer programming that helps farmers plot out massive labyrinths with a sinuous web of passageways.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Above this verse by Ralph Thomas Ward winds a single sinuous line, tracing two male silhouettes united in the prelude to a kiss or a tender tête-à-tête.Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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In the strange weather and serpentine melodies of Classic Objects, Jenny Hval walks a labyrinth of memory, through a Carl Theodor Dreyer screening, past Prada Marfa, into the woods.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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The serpentine trip-hop track lives somewhere in the haze between haunting and euphoric, with a warmth and sensuality that permeate the spectral space beneath pinku’s soft, siren-like voice.Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The other two tales — equally twisted takes on Hansel and Gretel and Goldilocks — offer additional cultural insight into the era.EW.com, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Throughout it all, the Biden administration, with allies Egypt and Qatar, engaged in tortuous talks to reach a cessation of hostilities.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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For example, having a redundant colon (also known as a tortuous colon) means that part of the large intestine is longer than normal.Cristina Mutchler, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
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Making my way to some more winding, enjoyable roads, the pace picked up and the thin-rimmed steering wheel started to soften in my hands, communicating every detail of the road without any of the dullness associated with modern power assist.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Another long and winding answer followed — about affordability, regulations, building her own home, the virtues of shop class — before Gluesenkamp Perez finally expressed concern the proposal could merely end up boosting housing costs.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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The spiral toy is designed to rest against your clit, while the internal nub creates a sensation of buzzy fullness.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Nov. 2024
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If there is hair on your head, that hair has at least one whorl in it—a patch of hair that grows out of the scalp in a spiral direction.Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Zigzag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzag. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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