as in flexible
able to bend easily without breaking
the kids love to use bendy straws
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Recent Examples of bendy
So there shouldn’t be too big of a discount for a 26-year-old, bendy edge player who had eight sacks and 17 QB hits in 2023 before missing all of 2024 with a non-contact knee injury.
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
These polymers then juiced with other chemicals that give them different properties, to mold them into plastics that are bendy, plastics that are hard, plastics that are resistant to heat and other things.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
Their comfortable, bendy ear hooks all but guarantee a secure fit during workouts, even if your workouts involve handstands.
—Will Palmer, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
In this case, the bendy space-time fabric that surrounds us would be illusory, and the quantum particles on the boundary would be the real stuff of existence.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
These polymers then juiced with other chemicals that give them different properties, to mold them into plastics that are bendy, plastics that are hard, plastics that are resistant to heat and other things.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
Their comfortable, bendy ear hooks all but guarantee a secure fit during workouts, even if your workouts involve handstands.
—Will Palmer, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
In this case, the bendy space-time fabric that surrounds us would be illusory, and the quantum particles on the boundary would be the real stuff of existence.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bendy
Adjective
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There is no official children’s menu, but the kitchen is fairly flexible and always has something on hand.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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Although the lounge pants are made from a soft and flexible fabric that feels like sweatpants, the wide-leg silhouette, side pockets, and cropped length all dress up the style.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Use a breathable paper or mesh bag, not plastic, to store your hyacinth bulbs.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Apr. 2025
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In South Broward County, Gladys Vasquez of Miramar clutches a plastic grocery bag and says the contents continue to cost more, listing foods like cheese and yogurt.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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On top of her dark wavy hair sat a big, floppy fur hat.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
30 Dec. 2024
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The romaine lettuce had to be left whole, except the floppy ends, which would need to be chopped off.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Bendy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bendy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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