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zigzagging

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verb

present participle of zigzag
as in weaving
to move suddenly aside or to and fro the fleeing car zigzagged down the highway at breakneck speed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzagging
Verb
  • Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.
    Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.
    David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The long and winding road to the Oscars culminated in triumph for No Other Land as Best Documentary Feature and The Only Girl in the Orchestra as Best Documentary Short.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Much like Ted Mosby and Robin Scherbatsky, the blue French horn took a long and winding road to its happy ending with Radnor.
    John Russell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Wooden gods flank the entryway, a recent one by Wangechi Mutu, all sinuous and muddy, and an older one by Agnaldo Manoel dos Santos, carved and rigid.
    Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Gabriele also tweaked the familiar silhouette of a supple leather bomber jacket by introducing a sinuous panel to cover the zipper and render the item in a dense burgundy shade.
    WWD, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Wang takes care to establish the routines of Joan’s world before getting to the twisted heart of this beauty horror.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Investment pieces: Shearling jackets, perfecto leather jackets, jackets with oversized shoulders, red items, novelty knits, long winter dresses, full black looks, twisted tailoring, high boots.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Geological activity formed outcroppings of ancient oceanic crust called serpentine soils, which lend the region its uniqueness.
    Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
  • To have any hope of outrunning the spectral presence, the player must commit a serpentine route to memory.
    Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The spiral structure of the cloud is believed to have emerged as a consequence of the Galactic tide—the gravitational influence of the surrounding Milky Way galaxy.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • However, the discovery of its spiral shape is a promising step forward in understanding this region of space and its association with long-period comets that streak through the solar system.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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