as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a tortuous mountain road marked by numerous hairpin turns
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Recent Examples of tortuous
The pact follows months of tortuous, on-off negotiations conducted by Egyptian and Qatari mediators, with the backing of the United States, and comes just ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
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Andrew Mills, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, and Maayan Lubell, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
Each has a tortuous history of friendship and enmity with Moscow, and both have faced obstacles in asserting independent statehood.
—Nicholas Waller, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2015
For someone as social, loquacious and competitive as Domo, his career first stint on the IL was tortuous, boring and a test of his upbeat attitude.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
First, much of the playbook will focus on hard asset infrastructure, sold to and adopted by large public and private organizations, which often have long, tortuous sales processes.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Mills, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, and Maayan Lubell, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
Each has a tortuous history of friendship and enmity with Moscow, and both have faced obstacles in asserting independent statehood.
—Nicholas Waller, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2015
For someone as social, loquacious and competitive as Domo, his career first stint on the IL was tortuous, boring and a test of his upbeat attitude.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
First, much of the playbook will focus on hard asset infrastructure, sold to and adopted by large public and private organizations, which often have long, tortuous sales processes.
—Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tortuous
Adjective
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Coming out can be a long and winding path for many of us that isn’t easy or straightforward.—
Quispe López,
Them,
18 Mar. 2025
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Blankenhorn's professional career has amounted to a long and winding road ever since he was drafted in the third round out of high school by the Minnesota Twins in 2015.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This bite is often associated with crowding, which means there isn't enough space in the jaw for teeth to align properly, leading to overlapping or twisted teeth.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Tripp and Caleb's paths intersect, leading to a complex dynamic of rivalry, manipulation, and perhaps even a twisted form of camaraderie.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The title track, a suite of cosmic grandeur and dizzying time signatures, breathes deeper in this mix, with Chris Squire’s bass rumbling like tectonic shifts under Steve Howe’s serpentine guitar work.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The oarfish's eerie, serpentine appearance and deep-sea origins have cemented its reputation as a creature of mystery and superstition.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Tortuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tortuous. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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