Definitions
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- noun A
seesaw ; a piece ofplayground equipment consisting of a longboard withseats at either end, with apivot point in the center.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
- verb ride on a plank
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Examples
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But unlike our friends on both ends of the ever sloshing teeter-totter, I sit squarely in the center filled with a sense of hope when I hear this term.
Brandon Boyd: Sustainability Isn't a Four-Letter Word -- It's a Fourteen Letter Word Brandon Boyd 2011
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But unlike our friends on both ends of the ever sloshing teeter-totter, I sit squarely in the center filled with a sense of hope when I hear this term.
Brandon Boyd: Sustainability Isn't a Four-Letter Word -- It's a Fourteen Letter Word Brandon Boyd 2011
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We have been on this teeter-totter of hope and despair for both sides, but since there is not actually a single piece of legislation on the table -- my latest count was four different versions -- what we're seeing is that both sides are taking their positions and digging in.
Digging In 2009
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But unlike our friends on both ends of the ever sloshing teeter-totter, I sit squarely in the center filled with a sense of hope when I hear this term.
Brandon Boyd: Sustainability Isn't a Four-Letter Word -- It's a Fourteen Letter Word Brandon Boyd 2011
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We played “doctor” (yes, alarming, I know!), and he came over and we watched the Little Mermaid on my teeter-totter in the basement, and played Dollhouse.
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Much like the two people on this teeter-totter, it can go either way.
The Top 100 Speculative Fiction Magazine Covers, #60-#51 pabba 2009
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The girl saw the flash and yelped, and the woman turned to face Pa head-on, the kindling like a teeter-totter on her head.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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The girl saw the flash and yelped, and the woman turned to face Pa head-on, the kindling like a teeter-totter on her head.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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The 3-year-old, four-pound Yorkshire, who wore a ribbon in her hair for the event, cleared several hurdles and tunnels, zigzagged through poles and traversed a teeter-totter at an average two yards per second in a race against the clock.
Agility Contests Go to the Dogs as Tiny Breeds Star in 'Petit Prix' Clare Ansberry 2012
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But unlike our friends on both ends of the ever sloshing teeter-totter, I sit squarely in the center filled with a sense of hope when I hear this term.
Brandon Boyd: Sustainability Isn't a Four-Letter Word -- It's a Fourteen Letter Word Brandon Boyd 2011
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