Break
Break verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds
Zig
Zig verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the fox zigged to the right, and the hounds followed
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Zig Zagged in the Italy arc when Kei and Katuo both break their katanas on a pair of alien statues.
Source: Manga / Gantz -
Lindsay Lohan tried to break away from her family-friendly image several times, and his zig-zagged from comedy to drama several times with mixed results.
Source: Tom Hanks Syndrome -
The tutorial in the counterpart City of Villains has your character escaping the Zig as part of a massive prison break.
Source: Cardboard Prison
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