Thesaurus results for SEESAWS

seesaws 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of seesaw

as in lurches

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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as in bobs

to make short up-and-down movements the price of the stock has been seesawing all week

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seesaws

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noun

plural of seesaw

as in rubbers

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The film unhurriedly lurches from one markedly similar fight scene to the next, with only Skeletor’s occasional injections of ripe innuendo to liven them up a bit.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 June 2026
By the end, Noonan’s film stops feeling like a first date and starts to resemble the makings of a crime scene as his mood lurches toward something dangerous.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2026

Definition of lurches

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Multiple saunas and cold plunge pools sit alongside hot pools right on deck, and the whole thing bobs gently while the harbor traffic goes by, which somehow makes the ritual feel more honest than any five-star spa could.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026

Definition of bobs

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The main road home is closed, so players must detour through a wild valley full of hills, rivers and angry wildlife, while the janky physics turn every bump into potential disaster as the RV sways, tips and flips with ease.

— Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
As the water sways and the flowers blow, 120 wooden crosses now line the Guadalupe River in Kerr County.

— Marissa Armas, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of sways

Verb

Scoop it up for half-off, then pick up these Jeffrey Campbell pumps and a pretty clutch to complete the look.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
His North American Blue Energy Partners, or NABEP, pumps about 200,000 barrels of crude a day from fields around Lake Maracaibo and the Orinoco Belt, according to a person familiar with the matter.

— Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pumps

Noun

The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of volleys

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Hot car death rocks New Jersey community Anyone can forget a child in a car, experts say.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
While that’s pretty standard at its list price, the glass also rocks an anti-glare coating to make things a bit easier to see in rooms with bright ambient light.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rocks

Verb

As to whether Sassnitz shakes off its nicknames from last year, that partly depends on what happens this weekend.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The Democratic Party on Saturday officially set its 2028 presidential primary calendar, shakes it up a bit, and puts six states now in the mix to be voting before March of 2028.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

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