as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the crowd roared as the clown on the bicycle zagged while the other clowns, in hot pursuit, zigged
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Recent Examples of zag
Yet there could also be arguments to zig when others zag and focus on existing channels and motions that work well when everyone is chasing new ones.
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Michelle Tan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Growing up in Santa Monica, Ren initially resisted the nearby industry and decided to zag, finding early success as a teenager on social media, specifically the 2012-era of microblog Tumblr.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024
Lane Kiffin zigs when others zag, and the Ole Miss football coach got awfully ziggy with it Saturday.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 18 Apr. 2024
Jones gradually ratchets up power, adding jolting brass and a string section that zigs and zags dramatically.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Michelle Tan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Growing up in Santa Monica, Ren initially resisted the nearby industry and decided to zag, finding early success as a teenager on social media, specifically the 2012-era of microblog Tumblr.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024
Lane Kiffin zigs when others zag, and the Ole Miss football coach got awfully ziggy with it Saturday.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 18 Apr. 2024
Jones gradually ratchets up power, adding jolting brass and a string section that zigs and zags dramatically.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zag
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That allows Connelly more flexibility to add depth to the roster, veering away from the top-heavy construction that is becoming untenable under the new CBA.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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There has been a general sense that Ellie’s character has veered well outside the lines of the source material in The Last of Us season 2.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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From there, however, Alcaraz zags where the others zig, inverting one of the fundamentals of tennis probability.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Because when single names zig while everything else zags, the upside can be thrilling - but the risk?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Of course, Apple will have thought of this and curved the edges, for instance, to mitigate this.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Halfway into the decade, the company's latest sustainability report released Thursday shows the software giant has a long way to go to meet that goal but may be starting to bend its emissions curve downward.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The end of Elon Musk’s time at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency is the latest chapter in a long story: Republicans are better at cutting taxes than cutting spending.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2025
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President Joe Biden promoted a suite of policies meant to cut carbon emissions by boosting EV sales.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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“Zag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zag. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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