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as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake
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as in to stagger
to move forward while swaying from side to side
dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy
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as in washout
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Recent Examples of lurch
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
As the belt lurches forward, mounds of old polyester shirts, sports jerseys, socks and other items cascade into a machine that will begin the process of converting them into new Repreve yarns.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 11 Apr. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
But two losses have left them in a lurch.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
As the war lurched into its fourth year, Russian losses of tanks, fighting vehicles and other heavy equipment had exceeded 20,000, according to the analysts at the Oryx intelligence collective, which confirms each loss with imagery from the front line.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
As the belt lurches forward, mounds of old polyester shirts, sports jerseys, socks and other items cascade into a machine that will begin the process of converting them into new Repreve yarns.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
Conventional generative AI tends to leave you in a lurch by not doing follow-ups.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
But two losses have left them in a lurch.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurch
Verb
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The danger here is that with a potentially unlimited amount of money to be handed out with no public input, the political figures on the corporate board could be swayed to play favorites for reasons disconnected from infrastructure improvement.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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My son swayed gently between my legs, still wearing last night’s jammies, azure eyes trained on the flutist’s quivering embouchure.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
30 Apr. 2025
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Their deployments were staggered over about 15 minutes, with each satellite relying on its own timed separation mechanism.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
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Perhaps the gorilla has a chance if its opponents were staggered, in a series of one-on-one battles until one of the men defeats the great ape.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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With the three-day washout in stocks continuing Monday, traders were still expecting the central bank to wait until June before its next interest rate cut.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Cinema Saviours After years of the washout of the Covid years, the appearance of Oppenheimer and Barbie, appearing in cinemas at the same time gave us the much talked about ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon, with many people choosing to see both films on the same day.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In contrast, Dutton struggled to shake off comparisons to Trump by his opponents, not just because some policies appeared to have been inspired by the US leader.—
Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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The duo was also spotted shaking hands at the kickoff of the three-day celebration in another photo.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Before the collapse of the Champlain Towers South Building in Surfside, the condo association had delayed some $15 million in repairs needed to address that building's structural damage.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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There are 1,600 years of history to discover in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, a spectacular megastructure that has survived the collapse of empires.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
Verb
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In recent months, Stewart hosted a podcast in a blue outfit with a crochet sweater, shared cleaning tips in a dark gray Hanro lounge set, and rocked lemon yellow from head to toe.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Often, the riders are geared up with helmets and motorcycle-style padded jackets, boots, gloves, and pants, unlike the Texas daredevil who is rocking some shorts and a t-shirt—and that’s about it.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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In one of the more shocking upsets in UFC title fight history, Pena submitted Nunes in the second round, ending the Brazilian’s title reign.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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But that only set the stage for one of the greatest upsets in NFL history.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The emergency was the latest in a years-long series of fiascoes within L.A. County’s juvenile halls — all of which have unfolded under the watchful eye of the California attorney general’s office.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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After much discussion of specific supply chain fiascos and real-world defenses, the panel concluded that AI technology is now part of the software supply chain, no different from the popular open-source libraries that, according to one panelist, make up 90% of most programs.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Lurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurch. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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