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Recent Examples of wonky
Your pee may go all wonky too: A UTI can cause urine to be cloudy, strong-smelling, or even bloody.
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Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
There were jokes that few people outside that wonky room might understand, such as when Terry McAuliffe, the former Virginia governor, made a reference to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a nonpartisan think tank.
—Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
In their day jobs, as columnists and podcasters who began their careers online, Klein and Thompson have advanced a wonky tendency in political journalism: an interest in the details about how government programs work.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Landeskog is still battling, against a wonky knee and against time.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
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Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
There were jokes that few people outside that wonky room might understand, such as when Terry McAuliffe, the former Virginia governor, made a reference to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a nonpartisan think tank.
—Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
In their day jobs, as columnists and podcasters who began their careers online, Klein and Thompson have advanced a wonky tendency in political journalism: an interest in the details about how government programs work.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Landeskog is still battling, against a wonky knee and against time.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
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As July turned to August in 2021, Ian Happ’s long-term future with the Chicago Cubs was in on shaky ground as a terrible first half saw his playing time reduced to coming off the bench for stretches.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, smartphone feature upgrades have become more incremental, and in a shaky economy, people will be more than willing to hold on to their devices for just a bit longer.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Gently fold the tipsy cherries into the mousse and add some of the remaining liquor (if desired).—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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One day, the resort hosts a grand festival and the younger daughter, slightly tipsy, boards her family’s yacht and sails out, before waking up the next morning and finding the prince onboard.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But recording her debut album got off to a rocky start.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
5 Apr. 2025
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Hormone therapy’s rocky history Hormone therapy using estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen and progestin, a synthetic derivative of progesterone, restores estrogen levels and effectively treats menopausal symptoms.—
Matthew Nudy,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This brand-new suite spans three floors at the tippy top of the Mata Atlantica Tower, with unbeatable floor-to-ceiling views over the sprawling Brazilian metropolis.—
Katie Lockhart,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
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This way, there was no applause meter, but the women didn’t have to stand as long on their tippy heels.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Months earlier, Charles Vallow had told police that his wife was threatening to kill him, describing her behavior as increasingly unbalanced.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps even more than that, PSG — long dismissed and derided as a hopelessly unbalanced gaggle of individual superstars — have become a team, widely respected for the remarkable industriousness of their football and the humble, unshowy brilliance of their young players.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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