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contortion

noun

as in deformation

the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition the comedian is renowned for his seemingly endless variety of facial contortions

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Recent Examples of contortion There is also the chance to go conceptual and to study the body itself—its limitations, expressions, and even contortions, say by wearing or referencing the work of Rei Kawakubo, who was the topic of a Costume Institute exhibition in 2017. —

José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026 There are nods to Linda Blair’s Regan in the sludgy projectile vomit that pours out of Katie, as well as the animalistic scampering, bodily contortions and levitation. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 Wild performances kept the party going all night, with burlesque dancing from Violent Delights and Candace Cane, the latter of whom also did contortion. —

Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026 As the Supreme Court sets out to untangle State Farm’s latest legal contortions, the cases will continue to pile up. —

J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 31 Mar. 2026 Perhaps Gartside chose music as his medium for working out his relentless questions because of its power to sidestep the analytical mind’s reflexive contortions and speak directly to the heart. —

Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026 Recently, Boston Dynamics explained Atlas’s uncanny ground-recovery move, revealing why the humanoid rises with contortions rather than standing upright. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026 And this is not to shame the act of contortion. —

Caroline Rothstein, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025 The bodies had signs of binding the hands and feet, contortion of limbs, cut off fingertips and disfigured heads, according to Kaki. —

ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025

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However, the authors acknowledge that even their advanced simulations still cannot capture every fine-scale detail of crustal deformation or ejecta movement.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
All of the processes of deformation, faulting and sedimentation are localized in one area, causing the Earth's crust to thin dramatically, according to Rowan, the study's lead author.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026