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as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface
the bumpy road made the jeep bounce all over
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Recent Examples of bumpy
Investors’ ride has certainly proven bumpy thus far.
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Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
As for depth options, there’s Carlos Carrasco, another vet, Will Warren, who is enjoying a strong spring after a bumpy debut season, and Allan Winans, a non-roster invitee.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
That bumpy track record has not gone unnoticed in Seoul.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Involving them as early as possible in the exploration and procurement of new solutions can smooth even the bumpiest of implementation roads.
—Ogie Sheehy, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
As for depth options, there’s Carlos Carrasco, another vet, Will Warren, who is enjoying a strong spring after a bumpy debut season, and Allan Winans, a non-roster invitee.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
That bumpy track record has not gone unnoticed in Seoul.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Involving them as early as possible in the exploration and procurement of new solutions can smooth even the bumpiest of implementation roads.
—Ogie Sheehy, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bumpy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumpy
Adjective
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Hard water can also cause clothes to feel rough and scratchy against your skin.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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Sony has also had a bit of a rough time with the PS5 Pro, a device which has had at least some measure of technical problems where at times, its upgrades are failing to impress or even on occasion, making some games look worse.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The main story is very strangely uneven, the routes and caves are often straight pathways with little in them, and none of it is really difficult at all.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic – from devastation, to optimism for eradication, to persistent, uneven spread of disease – may seem unprecedented.—
Powel H. Kazanjian,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As in so many shows about big conspiracies, Dope Thief’s pacing gets a bit jagged toward the end of its eight episodes.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Mix grains of cobalt, mined in Labrador, with potash, quarried in Saskatchewan, and whisks of beaver tail, all of it steeped over sharp, jagged Yukon ice.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The ad campaign shows pizza on a beach, pizza in a rugged Utah stonescape, and pizza in an untrammeled field of snow.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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Their rugged watch band for the iPhone was the first specifically designed for surfing.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumpy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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