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Recent Examples of wonky
This is a market that typically gravitates towards the franchise, but has been wonky of late with Hollywood fare.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 1 June 2025
From axing requirements for needless stairwells in small buildings to eliminating the rules that required developers to build large parking lots instead of homes, the council’s legislative package contains a laundry list of sensible policy updates that warm my wonky heart.
—Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
There’s something about a lanky, underappreciated guard with a wonky shooting form and a clutch gene that Hoosiers appreciate.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Survivor 43 Seasons 41 and 42 featured really dynamic casts and some really wonky production wrinkles.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 1 June 2025
From axing requirements for needless stairwells in small buildings to eliminating the rules that required developers to build large parking lots instead of homes, the council’s legislative package contains a laundry list of sensible policy updates that warm my wonky heart.
—Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
There’s something about a lanky, underappreciated guard with a wonky shooting form and a clutch gene that Hoosiers appreciate.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Survivor 43 Seasons 41 and 42 featured really dynamic casts and some really wonky production wrinkles.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonky
Adjective
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The economic outlook has been shaky this year for recent graduates and others searching for employment opportunities, and may be shakier still after a slowdown in job growth last month.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Following a shaky tenure with the Denver Broncos, Wilson found himself on the Pittsburg Steelers last season in hopes of reviving his career.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The job is a ball, interactions take strategy, tipsy men are the obstacles — and obviously, the tips are the prize.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Gently fold the tipsy cherries into the mousse and add some of the remaining liquor (if desired).—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The implications were profound: With a lot of rocky material, tidal heating can make oceans of magma.—
Robin Andrews,
Wired News,
15 June 2025
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They are built directly on top of rocky terrain, with their waste and water pipes exposed.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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There’s a bunch of weirdos in a building wearing tutus and standing on their tippy toes.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2025
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Or, close your eyes, reach your arms overhead and lift up on the tippy toes of both feet.—
Katy Bowman,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
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Vietnam is also dealing with a unbalanced gender ratio, partly because of a long-standing preferences for sons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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Most important, the legislation is massively expensive and will add further to the debt/deficit at a time when both are already extremely unbalanced.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
21 May 2025
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“Wonky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonky. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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