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Verb
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Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.—
Bill Connolly,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2024 -
But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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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Werfel concocted a more tortuous explanation for his wife’s grotesque behavior.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The obvious parallel in the Chinese case is Mao Zedong, who oversaw a tortuous hollowing out of China’s nascent political and administrative institutions.—
Jude Blanchette,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Mar. 2022
Adjective
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On the brother’s side, meanwhile, stairs form a sculptural focal point that winds from the breakfast nook to the sinuous second-floor balcony, spiraling from there to define the primary suite on the top level before reaching the roof.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2025
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The blazer was decorated with sculptural gold- and silver-tone embellishments and featured sinuous lapels with sharp angles.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
17 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
Adjective
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Drooping clusters of yellow-green flowers hang from the tree’s branches in spring, and winged sugar maple seeds spiral to the ground in fall.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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The spiral galaxy being wrapped or lensed around the elliptical galaxy appears to be stretched and warped into a ring, with bright blue lines drawn through it where the spiral arms have been stretched into circles.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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