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"Robert Owen's New Harmony, Indiana, was but one of many attempts to establish an American Zion ."
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"straighten"
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": a sharp alteration or change of direction (as in a process or policy)":[
"the quick zigs and zags of his international maneuverings",
"\u2014 The New York Times"
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"\u2014 usually contrasted with zag zigs when others zag"
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"Verb",
"the fox zigged to the right, and the hounds followed",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Six zig -zags (where trains reverse several times to gain height) and five loops extend the railway's length, ensuring that the gradients are not too steep for trains to climb. \u2014 Ben Jones, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"These zig -zag braids were a beautiful departure from Rihanna's typical curly or straight style. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The North Anchorage district\u2019s southern boundary cuts along Northern Lights Boulevard to the Seward Highway, then follows the zig -zag of Chester Creek eastward to Lake Otis Parkway. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Garden spiders produce a zig zag in their webs, but Joro spiders do not, according to Larson. \u2014 Ana Alvarez Brinez, The Courier-Journal , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The ring has a unique zig zag pattern on the shank. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"But create a disruption with a zig , a ripple or a curve, and that changes the way the eye travels across the form. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Here, toothed peaks jut heaven-ward above a sea of hardwoods, with the 30-mile Pemi Loop zig -zagging through the White Mountains\u2019 renowned backdrops. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 26 July 2021",
"However, the show is supposed to unfold across five seasons, so there's plenty of time left for a zig to zag. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Coily or kinky hair (i.e. hair that forms tight curls in a zig -zag pattern from the scalp) is a Type 4, ranging from A to C in subcategories. \u2014 Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Bella paired the look with leather thigh-high boots and a zig -zag headband that is giving this writer serious flashbacks. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
"How to create a zig -zag hair part Using a paddle brush, detangle your hair before styling and applying products. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Its symbol is two short parallel zig -zag lines, which can easily be incorporated into body art. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Dubbed the Book Tote, the carryall handbag took practically no time at all to wind up on celebrities, influencers, and that set of individuals who zig -zag between Capri, Ibiza, and Saint Tropez in the summer months. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The officer followed the car and noticed several traffic violations including failing to stay in one lane and driving in a zig -zag pattern, according to a police report. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 23 Dec. 2021",
"While kicking off her residency on The Late Late Show, Lorde opted for a zig -zag pattern of her own, specifically, the graphic prints from Maisie Wilen\u2019s fall 2021 runway. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Instead of one statement piece, the designer convinced them to go with six drop lights arranged in a zig -zag pattern, each thoughtfully designed to reflect different forms and hues threaded throughout the house. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 24 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"Cream colored, four-story ziggurat shaped buildings at the marina look out at ample sea views and sunsets. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"The winding roads around that development \u2014 with street names like Serene Way and Jubilant Way \u2014 lead to several towering Buddhist shrines, retreat centers and a spiral ziggurat commissioned in the 1970s by the father of Jordan\u2019s Queen Noor. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"The ziggurat tower-city is finished but ominously quiet. \u2014 Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Most dramatic was the ziggurat , which is some 85 feet tall and once stood at least twice as high. \u2014 Leon Mccarron, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The concrete ziggurat at 33rd and Tenth Avenue had the look of a place designed to muffle screams from deep inside. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Weeks or months later, your Todoist app is a teetering ziggurat of tasks, too painful even to behold. \u2014 Clive Thompson, Wired , 27 July 2021",
"But the renovation around 2450 B.C. covered this communal space with earthen terraces, transforming the dome into a six-story ziggurat , or stepped pyramid. \u2014 Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2021",
"In the children scaling the ziggurat , indulging concrete\u2019s imaginative possibilities. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2021"
"The kids were running in circles and zigzags around the yard.",
"He's wearing a shirt with red zigzags on it.",
"Verb",
"We saw a motorcycle zigzagging on the highway.",
"The player with the ball zigzagged back and forth down the field.",
"A dirt road zigzags up the steep hill to our cabin.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Once the animals are loaded, his boys will lead them up a zigzag out of Tawella\u2019s ravine. \u2014 Alex Perry, Outside Online , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Beaten egg fuses with a crepe; crackers made from fried won ton wrappers and halved pieces of hot dog poke out; flavors of soy sauce and chile oil zigzag through every other bite. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Whatever caused the initial zigzag , the Suez pilots\u2019 efforts to correct course proved counterproductive. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 July 2021",
"Casually kicking his skateboard up into his hand after an afternoon run, Zuppke stopped long enough to admire the design of the surface, a two-tone zigzag pattern that reminds Sarah Lemelin of Charlie Brown\u2019s trademark shirt. \u2014 John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2020",
"Queen Rania of Jordan wore a grey Nafsika Skourti jacket with zigzag embroidery to welcome the president and first lady of Germany to Amman in 2015. \u2014 Sheila Marikar, 1843 , 7 May 2020",
"Why not take a zigzag journey through the state capitals? \u2014 Ted Widmer, Time , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Floating above the rising line were some black zigzags that faintly resembled cursive letters: the president\u2019s signature. \u2014 Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
"But today, without that costly option, Roscosmos engineers need to fit all major components onto rail cars, which could then pass through the narrow tunnels and treacherous zigzags of the Trans-Siberian railroad. \u2014 Anatoly Zak, Popular Mechanics , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"From there, zigzag your way toward the Opera House, stopping at the nearby Hart bakery for buttery pastries. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Newly dug trench lines zigzag away from the road, fortified by freshly cut logs and machine gun positions. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Descending from the lofty peak that is the city of San Cristobal de las Casas, travelers zigzag down a mountain path to reach the plunging valley of the Sumidero Canyon. \u2014 Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure , 21 Feb. 2022",
"John would zigzag the country shooting action photos of A-list sporting events 250 days a year for SI. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Trails would zigzag down the slope, connecting Ohio City to the river\u2019s edge. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Even Pacheco, whose business is booming, longs for the days when residents with border crossing cards were able to zigzag across the border with ease. \u2014 Dallas News , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The first lengthy road trip of the season will zigzag through Charlotte, Brooklyn, Cleveland and Detroit from Nov. 14-19. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Smugglers often zigzag away from trails and even crawl through the brush to keep from being detected, though the vegetation makes the hike that much slower and more difficult. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 July 2021"
"Behind the headlines of a dry February, here\u2019s where the prospects stand, good and bad, for outdoor recreation: The weather: After a zilch February, Lake Tahoe residents and visitors awoke Sunday to 6 inches of fresh snow. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 1 Mar. 2020",
"Most of these areas have been leased and drilled, with zilch results. \u2014 Tim Bradner, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Jan. 2018"
"I have a zillion chores to finish before we can leave.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And the concept is quite provocative, since Demna has been such a keystone of the hype machine, with his Triple S sneakers and zillion -layer jackets and LOL-ish T-shirts. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 May 2022",
"Despite being late to the zillion -step regimens popularized by Korean skin care brands, Ms. Kardashian is hawking a lengthy routine. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"That's hardly worth mentioning, since a zillion people do the same thing every year about this time. \u2014 Nickie Mcwhirter, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
"There are a zillion how-to-grow this or that articles and even more what-you-should-do in order to succeed stuff. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"Jordan Spieth, who like Scheffler won a zillion junior events in Texas, ascended the throne in 2015 for 26 weeks. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"An edited clip following the song sees its music video reaching one zillion views on the internet, but at the time of publishing, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The Grammys, as distinct from the zillion other awards shows vying for viewers\u2019 ever-shrinking interest in them, are meant to celebrate skill, taste, wisdom, ingenuity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The red carpet industrial complex is often about pleasing a lot of people: brands, designers, stylists, directors, and not to mention a zillion people sharing their comments online. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Mar. 2022"
"a small cadre of students have taken to producing their own underground zine in order to satirize many of the university's most sacred cows",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When the novel appeared, she was mainly known as a columnist for the punk zine Maximumrocknroll. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Using a cut-and-paste method to assemble each zine , Simpson created a whimsical, quirky record of gay life in New York City. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"These stories are bound together in a dark, moody and noticeably solid zine . \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"Her latest project is Beauty & Immigration, a photo zine that explores the relationship between beauty and identity for Brazilian immigrants. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Metal Massacre originally came out June 14, 1982 as a showcase for unsigned Los Angeles metal bands tied to label founder Brian Slagel\u2019s zine , The New Heavy Metal Revue. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 23 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s also a ' zine , in the manner of punk and riot-grrrl ones, but packed with information on watering and feeding flora. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Club members have learned how to decorate pastries, sew, crotchet and start a zine . \u2014 Arit John, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The question now becomes why the same qualities that seemed romantic and liberatory in an underground zine or a small newspaper might strike us as frivolous, or even sinister, when applied to a WhatsApp thread or a Discord server. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2022"
"The result will warm the soul, with just a touch of zip and zing from a generous helping of lemon juice. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Men love this body wash for its revitalizing formula and the fresh scent\u2019s zing . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Stack some spicy pickled peppers into the sandwich for extra zing . \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Myron Nightingale's Old Solera Sherry, St. Helena, Napa Valley: Golden apples and walnuts with touches of butterscotch and zing of ginger. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"Atwal comes closest in a final exchange that, against the odds in a movie that can feel propelled by an algorithm, produces a satisfying emotional zing . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The lightest\u2014and most traditionally spring\u2014of the bunch, Rose d\u2019Amalfi, contrasts the florals with the brightness of bergamot to create a coastal cocktail with zing . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Along with the onions, try the pineapple and sour orange pork belly starter for a citrusy zing to a traditionally prepared meat dish, or the cauliflower steak accompanied by a bola cheese puree. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The first taste was sweet and refreshingly frosty, followed by the warmth of the spices, a zing of lime, and the final smack of chile, which would leave my lips tingling. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 Mar. 2022",
"After all, more than 200 moons zing around the measly eight planets in our own Solar System. \u2014 Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS , 22 July 2021",
"Standing still out of fear while others zing past on the highway is like asking your GPS navigation system to route you directly to Regretville. \u2014 Josh Linkner, Detroit Free Press , 1 Aug. 2020",
"Appearing with Anderson Cooper on CNN Monday night, Nancy Pelosi zinged Trump for taking the drug. \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 19 May 2020",
"Earthy beets get a hit of smoke from the grill, zinged up with charred orange and lemon. \u2014 Caesarstone, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Sense and Sensibility' (1995) Ang Lee directs a script by Emma Thompson that zings energy into the story of the Dashwood sisters (played by Thompson and Kate Winslet), who grow up in wealth but lose everything after their father's death. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 12 Jan. 2020",
"The Canadian-American humorist died in 2012 at the age of 47 and his essays always crackled with zinging observations about other people\u2019s foibles, but most often his own. \u2014 Maris Kreizman, WSJ , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The zinging banter between the two characters is really a battle of philosophies. \u2014 Jeet Heer, The New Republic , 9 Mar. 2018"
": strikingly fresh, lively, or appealing in style":[
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"examples":[
"a crowd of zippy children who'd been cooped up all day",
"she just bought a zippy new computer that should enable her to work more efficiently",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My best advice for corporate leaders is to skip the Juneteenth merchandising efforts and zippy social media campaigns and focus on the gaps that exist in your sphere of influence. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Of which there is quite a lot, in keeping with the zippy , high-energy Pixar brand. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"These figures are a clue about how powerful and zippy a bike will feel in each mode. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 30 Aug. 2020",
"The mouse still has zippy clicks without the noise to prove it. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"This zippy blend of vidal blanc and cayuga white, with a splash of riesling, delivers a lot of delicious fun for the price. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"The FireCuda drives each boast a 2TB storage capacity, USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectivity for zippy file transfers, and can be used to save games and data on PC, Mac, PlayStation and Xbox. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"Sadly, Kia has abandoned the outgoing Sportage's zippy optional turbo 2.0-liter engine in the new model. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 2 May 2022",
"The La Grande Dame 2012 has toasty notes of cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e with an ultra- zippy mousse. \u2014 Lela London, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
"\u201cLook at all these zits \u2014I'm hideous!\u201d wailed the high schooler",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Without further ado, here's the scoop straight from dermatologists on some of the best acne treatments for every type of zit , cyst, and pustule threatening to implode on your skin. \u2014 Michelle Rostamian, Allure , 11 Mar. 2022",
"And then finally at least in one place on the map, there will be what can only be described as a giant zit . \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"The obligation to play with one\u2019s child\u2014the biggest zit on the nose of parenthood\u2014goes from begrudging and exhausting to romping and roaring. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker , 26 July 2021",
"Though some pimple patches have added pimple-fighting ingredients, like salicylic acid, many of the most popular brands are just plain hydrocolloids, cut into a zit -friendly shape. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 23 Feb. 2021",
"These breakouts are unlike a stray stress zit or clogged pores from a product that didn't agree with me. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 24 Nov. 2020",
"There are few things that ruin your morning quite like waking up with a massive zit on your forehead. \u2014 Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Plus, having a zit -free forehead helps too, because the hair draws attention to it. \u2014 Donna Freydkin, Allure , 18 Sep. 2020",
"At the very end of the carousel, Mills even showed off a faceful of zit stickers with absolutely zero shame. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 17 Aug. 2020"
