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.
seesaws
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pluralof seesaw.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof seesaw (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
seesawnouna recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Bonds are like seesaws: When the price rises, the interest rate falls, and vice versa.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The show "seesaws between thrilling and annoying", according to USA Today's Kelly Lawler, while the Atlantic's Sophie Gilbert described most of it as "largely joyless and grim".
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
His performance as Seth Milchick in Season 2 of “Severance” showcases his range, as his character seesaws from a cheery to chilling middle manager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
It had tennis courts, parking lots and a children’s section with swings and slide and sandbox and seesaws.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
