seesaw
noun
a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
has seesawed
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present perfectof seesaw (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Over the past few weeks, the yen has seesawed as markets increasingly price in the possibility of faster interest-rate hikes by the Bank of Japan to combat persistent inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Japan's debts are more than twice the size of the entire economy, and in recent weeks yields on long-dated bonds have hit record highs while the yen has seesawed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
Estia's stock has seesawed from a peak of $A7 in 2015 to as low as A$1 in March 2020 when Australia began to implement strict pandemic lockdowns.
From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2023
Although international summits are often tightly scripted, this one has seesawed between conflict and compromise.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
As the program has been tweaked, funding has seesawed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
