as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves
the country inn lies at the end of a rather serpentine road, but it's worth the trip
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The waterfront property is positioned at the base of Mont Boron in the Cap de Nice area, a historic residential area known for its narrow, serpentine streets lined with Beaux Arts villas and neoclassical mansions.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
This plate then goes through a standard photolithography process that connects the devices with copper conductors in the form of serpentine coils, which make the connections stretchable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
The process of getting a visa is already gnarly with serpentine rules, arbitrary quotas and long delays.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The in-store experience will include red shopping bags, which symbolize good luck and prosperity in the new year, which have been redesigned with serpentine shapes in the classic T-monogram.
—Nick Hall, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
This plate then goes through a standard photolithography process that connects the devices with copper conductors in the form of serpentine coils, which make the connections stretchable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
The process of getting a visa is already gnarly with serpentine rules, arbitrary quotas and long delays.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The in-store experience will include red shopping bags, which symbolize good luck and prosperity in the new year, which have been redesigned with serpentine shapes in the classic T-monogram.
—Nick Hall, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for serpentine
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“Serpentine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpentine. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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