What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war.
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Teetering
Synonyms for "teetering" (65 found)
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Closest matches (13)
alternationback-and-forthcoming and goingdilapidateddodderingebb and flowfluctuationflux and refluxgroggy
Strong matches (20)
Noun(9 words)
lissajous figureoscillationpendulationpoisedramshacklereciprocationrhythmic playricketishricketyrockyseesaw
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14 entriesteeter between optionsteeter on the brinkteeter on the edgeteetering balanceteetering between extremesteetering between optionsteetering economyteetering on collapseteetering on the brinkteetering on the edgeteetering situationteetering stateteetering systemteetering under load
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Because of his maladministration, his company was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
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Many small businesses with limited cash reserves are teetering on the edge of financial ruin.
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the teeterings of the financial market
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