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as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface
the bumpy road made the jeep bounce all over
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Recent Examples of bumpy
Traveling to Patagonia National Park, a 650,000-acre expanse in southern Chile, requires a bumpy drive—of up to five hours—along a largely unpaved road from the nearest commercial airport, in Balmaceda.
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Mary Holland, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
But that wasn't the only bumpy ride of his past few years.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Getty Images China stocks extended declines on Friday in a bumpy start to the new year, despite gains in the broader Asia-Pacific region, as investors assessed Beijing’s policy signals.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Now, the Good News Yellowstone: The road to the second half of the Paramount Network hit was a bumpy one, to understate by a huge degree.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
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Mary Holland, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
But that wasn't the only bumpy ride of his past few years.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Getty Images China stocks extended declines on Friday in a bumpy start to the new year, despite gains in the broader Asia-Pacific region, as investors assessed Beijing’s policy signals.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Now, the Good News Yellowstone: The road to the second half of the Paramount Network hit was a bumpy one, to understate by a huge degree.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bumpy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumpy
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Milwaukee is searching for answers after a rough stretch, losing 3 of their last 4 games.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Shares have been in a rough patch as of late, off about 12% over the past three months.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Avoid the uneven, unpaved roads on more untouched stretches of the island by skirting around the shores, especially to destinations like Secret Beach.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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The vacuum/mulcher was also very effective at picking up leaves and small sticks and worked well on uneven terrain.—
Renee Freemon Mulvihill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Two hours later, a second piece of the plane was pulled out –– a jagged portion of the fuselage not immediately identifiable.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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For glam, the mom of three, 32, wore an old Hollywood-style bob with curls, brown-tone makeup and a long nails with jagged black French tips.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And while there’s a forcefully rugged menace to Öhrman’s performance, Teodor’s inner life is ever more locked behind a glazed, hollow stare.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Chevrolet Chevrolet Equinox gasoline version Redesigned for the 2025 model year, the Equinox in its gasoline model is more SUV-shaped with a flatter nose, more squared body shape, and a rugged stance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumpy. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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