as in veered
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the fox zigged to the right, and the hounds followed
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The driver of the Infiniti was standing near the back of the vehicle when a Ford sedan veered into the shoulder, DiMartino shared.
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The driver of a pickup truck veered off the Overseas Highway and into the water in the Florida Keys on Saturday morning, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said.
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“Zigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigged. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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