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as in to squirm
to make jerky or restless movements
a toddler wriggling in his seat all throughout the church service
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Recent Examples of wriggle
Nonetheless, a unique profile and a mischievous knack for wriggling through challenges would add refreshing variety to Pep Guardiola’s growing collection of tricky wingers.
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Thom Harris, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
But after a few tries, the net came up filled with small wriggling salmon.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Yet Trump, who had previously survived four bankruptcies, two impeachment trials and almost constant scandals, wriggled his way out of a jam once again: Since leaving office, his fortune has soared, at its peak tripling.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Murphy continued his fine pre-season, Isak turned provider before missing a penalty which his wriggling brilliance had won and Longstaff is again scoring goals.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Thom Harris, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
But after a few tries, the net came up filled with small wriggling salmon.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Yet Trump, who had previously survived four bankruptcies, two impeachment trials and almost constant scandals, wriggled his way out of a jam once again: Since leaving office, his fortune has soared, at its peak tripling.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Murphy continued his fine pre-season, Isak turned provider before missing a penalty which his wriggling brilliance had won and Longstaff is again scoring goals.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wriggle
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Jack eventually saves Santa and defeats Oogie by unraveling his cloth, revealing a squirming pile of insects.Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The sketch follows white families who squirm while having to choose between a white and a black mall Santa.Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The two girls then left Leutner alone to crawl out of the forest and find help.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
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The film follows a poor family who deftly worms their way into the life of a wealthy family.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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By teasing the smith with information about the rings and playing on Celebrimbor’s ego and grievances, Sauron worms his way back into Celebrimbor’s good graces.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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As the omen begins to descend onto Karen’s house, the hairs of the mermaids’ arms stand up; their scales twitch in fear.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
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Not the American economy, which twitched from panic to triumph to panic and, in 1907, had to be bailed out with private funds from Morgan and his associates.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ohioans may soon lose easy access to public police and jail footage after a controversial provision crept into the outgoing legislature's expansive bill package at the end of the session.Kyler Alvord, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, noted the first calendar month typically starts out positive from a flood of inflows, before weakness creeps in through to the end of the month.Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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This is the first time in all eighteen years of her life that Grace has ever snuck out of her mother’s house.Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Atlanta snuck into the postseason before getting bounced in the Wild Card round.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Algorithmic Trading The term algorithmic trading is tossed around a lot these days.Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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In a locker room, cliches about teamwork and selflessness often fly around like the practice jerseys that are wadded up and tossed into massive piles atop rolling carts.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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The tiger snakes of Perth have heavy metals in their livers.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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That includes the Swannanoa River, which snakes through the historic Biltmore Village area.USA TODAY Graphics team, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Wriggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wriggle. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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