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as in to squirm
to make jerky or restless movements
a toddler wriggling in his seat all throughout the church service
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Recent Examples of wriggle
At the end of a decade spent wriggling under the studio thumb, Coppola framed the story of inventor Preston Tucker and his amazing 1948 Tucker Torpedo as a stirring metaphor for his own career as a frustrated dreamer.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
The United captain is among a growing contingent that appreciates Amad’s ability to collect the ball in tight spaces and wriggle past defenders.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Higher workload, career ambitions, and new technology wriggling into the workplace.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2024
Friday, March 14, 2025, is when the full Worm Moon wriggles its way into the night sky.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
The United captain is among a growing contingent that appreciates Amad’s ability to collect the ball in tight spaces and wriggle past defenders.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Higher workload, career ambitions, and new technology wriggling into the workplace.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2024
Friday, March 14, 2025, is when the full Worm Moon wriggles its way into the night sky.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wriggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wriggle
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Additionally, some men have squirmed even hearing about the concept of the film.—
William Earl,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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My kids squirm through an application of the typical goop styles, but those last much, much longer than spray-on brands.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack went crawling back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Key Monastery, India Around 200 young monks live at Key Monastery, a complex of white temples and sanctuaries that crawl up the sides of a steep, pyramidal hill in India’s Spiti Valley.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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In recent years, inclusion mandates and training have wormed their way into virtually every facet of American life, including (but certainly not limited to) Hollywood, corporations and academia, just to name a few of the most prominent targets.—
Matt K. Lewis,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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While all this is going on, Chloe begins secretly hanging out and hooking up with Tyler's friend Ryan (West Mulholland), a sinister jock who worms his way into her good graces as a shoulder to cry on.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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When a fish swims by, the snake twitches its neck, a movement so rapid that it can only be captured on high-speed film.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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In other words, the version of the Democratic Party that got killed in 2024 is still twitching.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Tocqueville paradox nicely captures the idea of concept creep and explains how people today can be outraged at (historically speaking) minor social injustices, despite being surrounded by (historically speaking) unprecedented equality.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, that’s what’s creeping into our city under current leadership.—
Timothy “Chaz” Stevens,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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The couple sneaked away for a double date dinner with Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs teammate, Patrick Mahomes, and his wife, Brittany, at the French restaurant Lilette in New Orleans Friday.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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This one stinks to high heaven for sneaking anger, self-pity, and jealousy under the guise of being a pseudo-compliment.—
John Bowe, Contributor,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Stir together baking powder and 4 teaspoons of the salt in a small bowl, and sprinkle over chicken, tossing well to coat.—
Ivy Odom,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2025
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The officials then tossed Freeman for the head-butt.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Long-range attacks have been a feature of the nearly three-year war, where on the front line snaking about 600 miles from northeast to southern Ukraine, the armies have been engaged in a war of attrition.—
Hanna Arhirova and Yehor Konovalov,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Broadley’s African house snakes live in a variety of habitats, including woodlands and grasslands, from elevations of about 2,400 to 9,800 feet, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Wriggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wriggle. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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