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as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
as their boat seesawed in the rough water, the rescue team tried to get the passengers off the sinking ship
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Recent Examples of seesaw
Miguel Salazar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Shares seesawed after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results and issued strong guidance.
—Samantha Subin,alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
Sean Conlon, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
The final score may betray the possibility the seesaw of a final could have gone either way.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Verb
In another, pink seesaws, installed along the border by the artists Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, convert the fence into a playground.
—Miguel Salazar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Shares seesawed after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results and issued strong guidance.
—Samantha Subin,alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
October is a historically volatile month for stocks , and this week alone has seen the market seesaw.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
The final score may betray the possibility the seesaw of a final could have gone either way.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
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Bregman’s wife got accepted to Harvard Extension School early last week, perhaps swaying his decision.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Lincoln is gradually radicalized to act and Douglass learns how to moderate his message to sway politicians.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Adria squinted into the side of the director’s skull, bobbing up and down in laughter at the studio man’s inaudible joke, drowned out by the engine’s din.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Little ones will love the splash pads and water slide area that’s just their size, and the whole family can bob around in the wave pool.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ever the iconoclast, Cindy Sherman carried a fur bag and wore rubber boats with her dark suit.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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Shoes can also be dried on no heat settings to prevent rubber or plastic from warping.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Florida's southwest waterways are being rocked by red tide and a separate toxic algae bloom, which is believed to be linked to discharge from Lake Okeechobee.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Singapore, usually an oasis of stability, has been rocked by a series of political scandals in the past two years.—
Nicholas Yong,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The actress complemented the dress with a pair of Christian Louboutin pumps in a similar, though darker, hue.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: Utah was an early adopter of mail voting compared to the rest of the nation but state lawmakers are now seeking to pump the brakes after raising concerns about election security.—
Kim Bojórquez,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There will be a round-robin first round with each team playing each other before the top two teams play a one-game final on Feb. 20 in Boston to determine the winner.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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With the midpoint of the round-robin schedule arriving this weekend, road teams are 29-40 in conference play (42 percent).—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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After striking the barriers, the truck backed up, then lurched forward, striking the metal barriers a second time.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The dollar continued its long-running rise, as the expectation of higher interest rates in the United States maintained its allure for investors around the world, even as yields in other bond markets lurched higher.—
Joe Rennison,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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My desire is stronger for us, even in just this country, to heal, and to talk, and to shake each other’s hands.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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The art of the deal, evidently, is to be the behemoth who takes outrageous positions that cause his weaker targets to shake in their boots; the master’s genius is soon demonstrated when the targets move away from what we’re meant to see as their previously intractable positions.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Seesaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaw. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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