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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
It’s been a bumpy journey on that end of the floor throughout the regular season.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
None of the cameras feature optical image stabilization, so videos look bumpy.
—PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
In the Season 4 premiere of Hacks, the young writer deals with the bumpy fallout after blackmailing her way into the head writer position at Deborah’s late-night show.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
The film weaves the social and political pressures faced by a Black woman ascending to the highest office into a bumpy story about how she’s eventually thrust into an explosive global crisis.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
None of the cameras feature optical image stabilization, so videos look bumpy.
—PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
In the Season 4 premiere of Hacks, the young writer deals with the bumpy fallout after blackmailing her way into the head writer position at Deborah’s late-night show.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
The film weaves the social and political pressures faced by a Black woman ascending to the highest office into a bumpy story about how she’s eventually thrust into an explosive global crisis.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumpy
Adjective
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Oz has had 30 (homers) and 100 (RBIs) before and can have some rough patches and still has a way of coming out of it.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman had a rough outing against the New York Yankees on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The two men had worked together for years, selling everything from colon cleanses to get-rich-quick advice, before pivoting to crypto with uneven results.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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An even newer device, an electronic screener or balance board, measures foot movements as the patient tries to balance themselves on an uneven surface with their eyes open, and then closed.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The brown resurrection fern that grew thick along the jagged edges of the hollow was changing to a bright green right before her eyes.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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The jagged edges matched the pointed toes of her metallic silver stilettos.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That won’t necessarily solve the spacing issues on the offensive end, but Looney is often Kerr’s counter in rugged environments and could help shore up the defensive issues that are becoming more troubling.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Nestled against a mountainside in the rugged Alatau region surrounding Almaty, Kazakhstan, Mazhitova’s home is indeed singular, bringing to mind the cavelike villas designed by maverick French architect Jacques Couëlle in the 1950s and ’60s, or the rustic dwellings of Tolkien’s Middle-earth.—
Amy Bradford,
Architectural Digest,
3 May 2025
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumpy. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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