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
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.
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
The blazer was decorated with sculptural gold- and silver-tone embellishments and featured sinuous lapels with sharp angles.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
In the second, DC power from the first stage is converted to a high-frequency AC square wave (think of a classic sine wave but with a square shape rather than, well, a sinuous one) by a circuit known as an inverter.
—Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
Throughout Audition, the sentences are sinuous, paratactic, reflecting the instability of the characters’ natures and the relations between them, allowing different possibilities to be held in tension before receding again.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Mar. 2025
The blazer was decorated with sculptural gold- and silver-tone embellishments and featured sinuous lapels with sharp angles.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
In the second, DC power from the first stage is converted to a high-frequency AC square wave (think of a classic sine wave but with a square shape rather than, well, a sinuous one) by a circuit known as an inverter.
—Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
Throughout Audition, the sentences are sinuous, paratactic, reflecting the instability of the characters’ natures and the relations between them, allowing different possibilities to be held in tension before receding again.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinuous
Adjective
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Sedona Prince has had a winding journey toward the 2025 WNBA Draft, where she’s expected to finally join the league in April after a seven-year college odyssey.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The entry pathway is suspended over a pool of lotus flowers, followed by a mystical winding road shaded by the canopy (where a chase scene was filmed), and the open-air lobby which overlooks the resort’s statement design piece: a long pool filled with floating lotuses.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Even after landing on the wrong side of the serpentine Soto saga, the Yanks tout a respectable lineup headlined by all-multiverse slugger Aaron Judge.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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In an adjacent field lay the twisted and charred remains of ambulances.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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We're also introduced to Eleven’s twisted father figure, Dr. Brenner (Alex Breaux, taking on Matthew Modine's role from the series).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Sinuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinuous. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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