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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
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Yields have seesawed since election day amid worries that Trump’s preferences for lower tax rates and bigger tariffs could spur higher inflation along with economic growth.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025
This is meant to be the other end of the seesaw from Leighton’s coming out story.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
These next few weeks could seesaw his legacy between Dedric Lawson and Thomas Robinson or perhaps David McCormack.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Yields have seesawed since election day amid worries that Trump’s preferences for lower tax rates and bigger tariffs could spur higher inflation along with economic growth.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
The Lakers’ season can be defined by their seesaw of performances on both ends of the court, not having consistent stretches of playing at a high level offensively and defensively simultaneously.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025
This is meant to be the other end of the seesaw from Leighton’s coming out story.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seesaw
Verb
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Science fiction becomes a shopping reality: Gen AI tools are replacing search engines; social media platforms are becoming purchase powerhouses; and influencers—ordinary people in almost every conceivable way—now have epic reach and sway.—
Lindsey Mazza,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Organizers hope the nationwide protests will sway lawmakers on issues such as voting rights, social services, and economic policy.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The vibe of the night Throughout the night, heads bobbed and people couldn’t help but dance to the beats played by DJ Los Boogie.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2025
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Only two of the crewman were pulled into the other lifeboat that held Minch and his family, and the vessel bobbed in the darkness amid rough weather for 10 hours, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2025
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The sleek all-black upper, paired with black rubber pods on the outsole, embodies the sultry and timeless appeal of a black shoe versatile enough to be worn anywhere.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Lipa also forwent rubber flip-flops for a more avant-garde shoe—a pair of Maison Margiela Tabi ballet flats, one of the most polarizing silhouettes in the designer footwear world, thanks to that saucy split-toe detail.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Nintendo rocked the video game world last week with the unveiling of its new console the Switch 2, its price and, most surprisingly, a driving cow.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Their unions rocked the city with four industry-wide strikes between 1912 and 1934, before settling the Industry Wide Agreement that encouraged peaceful resolution of disputes.—
Shaun Richman,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sunny expectations for Starlink are one of the main reasons investors have been eager to pump money into SpaceX.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In front of the dugout, McKenna raises his right arm and gently pumps a fist towards the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The teams will play in a round-robin format, with each team playing the remaining four teams in the pool.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Each conference comprises four teams that will compete in a double round-robin format during the group phase.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But the ruling did little to herald any political stability in the country, which has lurched from crisis to crisis.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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For the last six weeks, Americans have been yanked and ghosted, lurched and launched with a merciless urgency.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The back-and-forth over tariffs shook confidence in U.S. leadership, exposed fractures within Trump’s team and rattled companies that rely on global sources for products and international customers for sales.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Trump's punishing tariffs have shaken a global trading order that has persisted for decades, raised fears of recession, and driven worldwide stocks sharply downward.—
Joe Cash and Trevor Hunnicutt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Seesaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seesaw. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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