as in curved
marked by a long series of irregular curves
the river flowed in a sinuous path through the lush valley
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Recent Examples of sinuous
Ruching enhanced the fabric’s formfitting design, while feminine details like a satin bow at the bustline completed the sinuous look.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
The farm town of Dixon, population 19,000, made its mark in mazes about 20 years ago — about the time corn mazes began to take off across the U.S. thanks to new computer programming that helps farmers plot out massive labyrinths with a sinuous web of passageways.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Above this verse by Ralph Thomas Ward winds a single sinuous line, tracing two male silhouettes united in the prelude to a kiss or a tender tête-à-tête.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Their sinuous design was also tweaked with colored stones in rings and bangles intended to be playfully stacked as in the brand’s signature approach.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
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Julia Teti, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
The farm town of Dixon, population 19,000, made its mark in mazes about 20 years ago — about the time corn mazes began to take off across the U.S. thanks to new computer programming that helps farmers plot out massive labyrinths with a sinuous web of passageways.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Above this verse by Ralph Thomas Ward winds a single sinuous line, tracing two male silhouettes united in the prelude to a kiss or a tender tête-à-tête.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Their sinuous design was also tweaked with colored stones in rings and bangles intended to be playfully stacked as in the brand’s signature approach.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinuous
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These locations give them better visibility but also provide winding advantages.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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After a warm welcome, you’ll be led down a winding brick pathway dotted with bougainvillea to one of ten private red and white bungalows, each decked out with a full kitchen, comfy beds, and a balcony that’s perfect for star gazing and listening to the whistling tree frogs.Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The defiance of the second track off Swift’s sixth album vibrates through Burt’s poem, which also picks up the serpentine imagery of the singer’s hard pivot to pop.Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The mountains surrounding town keep it relatively isolated, as do the serpentine roads between it and larger burgs.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
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Lee Byung-hun — who returns as the Front Man who runs the twisted games in the new season premiering Dec. 26 — told NBC News that his character is more complex than what fans were initially shown.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Safi is a twisted reflection of what Max could become, power-hungry and desperate for validation from a world that Safi feels has forgotten about her existence.Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Sinuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinuous. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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