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Recent Examples of zigzagging
Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
Architect Greg Zwirko and builder Pat Trunzo designed and executed the zigzagging residence, while Edmund Hollander created the privacy-promoting landscaping.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025
Styled by Law Roach for the occasion, the musician wore Giuseppe Zanotti Intriigo Claire 105 sandals, a style with thin straps zigzagging across the foot and more encircling the ankle.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Dec. 2025
The run started off a little frustrating — Harlem was zigzagging everywhere.
—Sheck Mulbah, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The rugged, zigzagging massif is the result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 100 million years ago and later massive glacial activity in the Pleistocene epoch.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Additionally, a zigzagging wall — spanning about 250 feet — was found near a residential area designated for soldiers.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Buses in Aguas Calientes typically allow train travelers to skip what is otherwise a zigzagging 5-mile uphill hike with an elevation gain of 2,345 feet.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Agarwal noted that it’s been interesting to see how the community cooperates to make a trip that’s not all zigzagging and circles.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Maria recalled conga lines zigzagging across El Taquito.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for zigzagging
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Any number of odd, zigzag examples can be used to make the case that legislative districts in Wisconsin are excessively gerrymandered.—
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The debate over lasting solutions reveals the complexity of how criminal organizations have grown so powerful, weaving themselves into nearly every layer of Brazilian society over time.—
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What results is a familiar historical drama, weaving together many various characters in the buildup to the climactic courtroom showdown.—
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Midday was for ducking into a family-run lodge for miso ramen or chicken katsu, the kind of spot where the windows fog up and the air smells of rich broth.—
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Admittedly, there would be no upside in ducking the question.—
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Experts say that these legal challenges are just the beginning of what will surely be a long and winding road through the U.S. court system.—
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Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.—
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In phantom endovascular models, the robot successfully navigated through tortuous vessel-like structures, demonstrating the technique’s potential for minimally invasive vascular interventions.—
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For his role in the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which came out in 2000, Jim Carrey’s tortuous costume and makeup had him on the verge of walking away from a $20 million paycheck.—
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Further, this development enhances the potential of renewable energy by unlocking perovskite’s ability to be printed onto flexible surfaces, such as curved windows, lightweight camping gear, and even clothing fabrics.—
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Then Kim brings another rock from behind his back, a small, curved black stone.—
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The black suit featured a slouchy blazer, with sinuous lapels and angled buttons.—
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The Conch Bar Caves, on Middle Caicos, are among the biggest subterranean systems, a sinuous network festooned with stalactites and stalagmites.—
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Some of the trees stand as much as 140-feet, while others are twisted and bent due to rocky soil and lack of sunlight.—
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All that remained was now a gray field of ash and twisted metal, almost unrecognizable even in form.—
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“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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