Whipsaw

Synonyms for "whipsaw" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Strong matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

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Synonyms

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derived from

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manner of

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related to

9 entries

Translations

6 translations across 4 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • бичкия noun (saw)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 雙人橫鋸 /双人横锯 noun (saw)

Finnish

3 entries
  • hirsisaha noun (saw)
  • justeeri noun (saw)
  • tukkisaha noun (saw)

Swedish

1 entries
  • kransåg noun (saw)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Whipsawed by events and facing another midterm electoral defeat, President Obama has directed his team to forge a policy agenda to regain momentum for his final two years in office even as some advisers urge that he rethink the way he governs.

Source: wiktionary

During the Porter crisis, Kelly found himself under intense scrutiny for the veracity of his whipsaw statements. He publicly praised Porter and privately urged him to stay.

Source: wiktionary

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