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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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The long and winding road to the Oscars culminated in triumph for No Other Land as Best Documentary Feature and The Only Girl in the Orchestra as Best Documentary Short.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Much like Ted Mosby and Robin Scherbatsky, the blue French horn took a long and winding road to its happy ending with Radnor.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 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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Instead of letting these thoughts spiral, view them as a chance to heal.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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