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as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake
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as in to stagger
to move forward while swaying from side to side
dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy
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as in washout
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Recent Examples of lurch
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Pereira has only had four games in charge and his team have already lurched from one extreme to the other.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
City officials in New Haven thought they’d been left in the lurch after President Donald Trump called for a federal funding freeze last week.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Wall Street has been lurching down and up in recent weeks as economic reports pushed traders to revamp their expectations about what the Fed will do with rates.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Pereira has only had four games in charge and his team have already lurched from one extreme to the other.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
The film lurches toward what could’ve been a great ending, the crisis of mother and daughter finally snapping into sharp and life-threatening focus, but instead leaves us hanging in the middle of the last sentence.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
City officials in New Haven thought they’d been left in the lurch after President Donald Trump called for a federal funding freeze last week.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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Recommended Safety As Trump proves unreliable, Europe rushes to firm up defenses on its own Saudi oil also gives the crown prince sway over the global supply of crude and its price.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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While that might be true for future presidents, Trump is not as swayed by public opinion as a second-term president, and a Congress ruled by the same party is much more willing to acquiesce to the demands of the executive.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
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This contract meets the 10-year deferral requirement, and if the deferred payments are equally staggered over the 10 years, the second requirement would be met as well.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Depth behind Robinson is also question mark, a big reason why Thibodeau has to stagger his two centers.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Some of those locations are likely to see 4 to 8 inches of rain, and this will lead to widespread flooding, mudslides and road washouts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Rohit Sharma’s team are the only unit that have gained three wins from three, although there have been three washouts in the tournament which has prevented South Africa and the Baggy Greens from the possibility of matching them.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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For some in the room, Paul’s rebellion reflected their deep unease over Trump’s protectionism, which has rattled stock markets, shaken consumer confidence, and strained America’s relationships with its allies.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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The saga offers a fresh example of the painful dynamics that have shaken Jewish communities repeatedly over the last year and a half, since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
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Three people were injured following a wheelchair ramp collapse at The Knights of Columbus in Putnam on Saturday, according to the Putnam Fire Department.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Such glaciation could have been driven by dramatic reductions in the levels of atmospheric ozone due to a near-Earth core collapse supernovae.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Given the current turmoil rocking the federal student loan system, the outcome of that legal challenge could be crucial for millions of student loan borrowers struggling with their repayment plans.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Carlo Allegri | Reuters The stock market has been rocked over the past month as recession fears mounted on Wall Street and Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policy escalated into a global trade war.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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This vast history includes countless Cinderella stories and enough results to reveal meaningful patterns in upsets and seeding trends.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The average number of upsets in each round since 1985: Why go 'big' on the March Madness final bet?—
Jim Sergent,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their first evening there is a bit of a fiasco: They get swept into the orbit of a hedonistic couple (played by Roberto Aguire and Marianna Burelli), who turn out to be married to different people, and are rather aggressively predatory swinger types besides.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Amazon has rapidly built up its own logistics empire since a 2013 holiday fiasco left its packages stranded in the hands of outside carriers.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Lurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurch. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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