staggered
- adjective
- /ˈstæɡərd/
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escalonado
- The chairs were staggered around the table, creating a more relaxed seating arrangement.
It it was the floors were staggered down a steep hillside.
- It it was the floors were staggered down a steep hillside.
- Shifters riffless because the splits are staggered, get their drink on.
- Do you pee like in line with the toilet or are you staggered?
- Now there's so much supply and the attention is staggered between YouTube shorts, TikTok, Instagram, right?
Examples
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One last complaint, did anybody else notice that the keys on this side are staggered and the keys on this side are all aligned?
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It's from Berry's that is that the way those shelves are staggered is just fantastic.
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And here it is staggered from one end to the other.
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Well, maybe how about if you had two or three in a line and then similar two or three or four staggered back but straight?
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And that allows us to do this staggered grid idea.
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I have them staggered so that they're spaced out as you can see there.
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The project deadlines were staggered, allowing teams to work more efficiently without overlapping workloads.
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In the new layout, the bookshelves are staggered to maximize space and improve accessibility.
Synonyms
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A story or plan that is not in time order and has no clear pattern
Happening at different times instead of at the same time
Placed at regular distances so they are not close together
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A board that chooses only some members each year so not all change at once
- Specialized
A headline with the first line at the left edge and later lines moved to the right
How Staggered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Staggered comes from the verb stagger, which means to take 'uneven steps'; imagine bricks or meeting times placed like steps that do not line up. So when things are staggered, they are set out in a stepped, not-in-a-straight-line way to avoid crowding or make things stronger.