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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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But the end of that long and winding road is here, so will the upcoming slate result in a true box office revival?—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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Venice, with its winding canals, centuries-old architecture, and romantic gondola rides, has long been hailed as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Homer’s poem tells of the Greek hero King Odysseus and his tortuous, 10-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement The deal follows months of tortuous negotiations led by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, with the Qataris regularly expressing frustration and threatening to walk away at one point.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Gabriele also tweaked the familiar silhouette of a supple leather bomber jacket by introducing a sinuous panel to cover the zipper and render the item in a dense burgundy shade.—
WWD,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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His verses evoke sacred rivers, fertile grounds and gardens bright with sinuous rills—a lyrical world beyond the inauspicious reality of its start-point.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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The twisted moral compass of The Wild Robot results from this era’s tech domination.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To have any hope of outrunning the spectral presence, the player must commit a serpentine route to memory.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Carrying signs, banners and flags of Mexico, Honduras, Argentina and other Latin American countries, the students marched a serpentine route from their 8th Street school through Sundance Square, stopping at the Tarrant County Courthouse before heading back to campus.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This April, Ooni will launch Halo Pro, a spiral mixer akin to those found in professional kitchens, bakeries, and pizzerias.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hackman wrote his chapters longhand in spiral notebooks; the two would then meet up at a café to go over their work.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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