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staggered

adjective as in angular

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A stunned Clarke somehow stayed upright and staggered back to his corner.

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The decision was slammed as "amateurish" by former Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan, who added that he was "staggered" that they would turn down the opportunity.

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The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a staggered reduction in flights at the start of November as the funding lapse began to take its toll on air-traffic controllers.

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This is “less than ideal” given a large proportion of its orders have staggered deliveries, the analyst adds.

“You shouldn’t be here,” a voice rumbles from the far end, like a dozen staggered blasts of thunder.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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