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Recent Examples of zigzag
Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
In addition to the butterflies, there are scratches and incisions of various kinds—crosses, diamonds, triangles, zigzags—as well as the pecked and ground depressions known as cup-marks.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023
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Verb
And many higher echelon Maldivians, zigzagging between cozying up to India and China, appear to benefit from tourists who don’t look beyond the sun loungers and the cocktail bar on their private atoll.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
In addition to the butterflies, there are scratches and incisions of various kinds—crosses, diamonds, triangles, zigzags—as well as the pecked and ground depressions known as cup-marks.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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
Verb
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Her latest feature, The Ice Tower (La Tour de glace), is no exception, weaving a twisted retro fairytale that sits somewhere between Frozen and Mulholland Drive.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Watch the video | Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As a throng of taxis shuttled people through Mayfair ahead of the BAFTAs and London Fashion Week, another stylish and starry crowd was ducking into the Curzon cinema for Miu Miu’s 29th edition of Women’s Tales.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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Eschewing the big pre-game parties, the couple ducked into small restaurant uptown for a private dinner date, according to video obtained Fox 8 New Orleans.—
Lawrence Yee,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The coat also include sharp lapels and a sinuous collar.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ackermann, like Ford, is one of fashion’s dramatists, deftly wielding strong shoulders, sinuous draping, and an audacious use of rich color in both his women’s and men’s work, an approach that garnered him the adoration of the likes of Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet—and, clearly, Mr. Ford.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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They are connected via a serpentine radio-frequency diode.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Aug. 2022
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The waterfront property is positioned at the base of Mont Boron in the Cap de Nice area, a historic residential area known for its narrow, serpentine streets lined with Beaux Arts villas and neoclassical mansions.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Yellowjackets season 3 After a successful first two seasons of the twisted thriller show, Yellowjackets returns with season 3 — and its only more violent, bloodthirsty and disturbing.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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But the Triumph was now just another pile of twisted metal.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Homer’s poem tells of the Greek hero King Odysseus and his tortuous, 10-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement The deal follows months of tortuous negotiations led by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, with the Qataris regularly expressing frustration and threatening to walk away at one point.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Start at the town of Willow City, and follow the loop. plan your trip Guadalupe River This beloved Texas river is known far and wide for its beauty and winding curves that are popular for tubing in the spring and summer.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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Standing in front of this final act knowing that the long winding road here has all led to this.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Our solar system’s region of space lies in the plane of the galaxy, out in one of its spiral arms.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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One obvious issue with this sort of building is that spiral stairs are not accessible for those with disabilities.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Zigzag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzag. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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