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as in cramp
a painful sudden tightening of a muscle
got a kink in my neck from lying in that awkward position for too long
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as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
the boss's fondness for nicknames is one of those kinks that staffers just have to put up with
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as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
whenever he got a kink in his head, he'd drop whatever he was doing to pursue this latest obsession
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as in to loop
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Recent Examples of kink
Clint Davis, People.com, 25 May 2025
Practitioners are adamant that enthusiastic consent is central to kink.
—Liam McBain, NPR, 16 May 2025
Chris Feil, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Hair wavers often either come with three barrels or a single-barrel, which can result in tight waves or loose kinks.
—Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
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Noun
The secret that keeps these garden hoses from kinking sits at each end.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 25 May 2025
Practitioners are adamant that enthusiastic consent is central to kink.
—Liam McBain, NPR, 16 May 2025
Verb
Pride Month concluded with RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars keeping the kink in Pride!
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Hair wavers often either come with three barrels or a single-barrel, which can result in tight waves or loose kinks.
—Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kink
Noun
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Symptoms can include heavy sweating, muscle cramps, dizziness, and nausea.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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India’s Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill, both of whom are elite athletes accustomed to the subcontinent’s harsh heat index, suffered debilitating cramps during the ICC World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, with Gill forced to retire for several innings.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The universe is playing tricks on you this week, Scorpio, especially in relation to career matters, your public persona or situations involving authority.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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But this is an inane question, inanely phrased, because your letters so admirably inform me of your version of tricks.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Yet, how can true agility be achieved when the very tools and platforms meant to empower us simultaneously bind us to the whims of a select few?—
Rajat Bhargava,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The health and safety of our communities should not hang on the whim of a political ideologue.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The route through the area that will be closed will loop along the Cumberland River and extend through neighborhoods like Rolling Mill Hill and the Gulch.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 July 2025
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There was just one problem: Top House Republicans weren’t looped in.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Initially, Sammy appears to be trying her best to keep it together—sitting bolt upright, eyes wide, in an uncannily human pose that has had viewers in stitches of their own.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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The same stitch is still used to create a Birkin bag, which takes between 18 and 24 hours to make, and is sewn entirely by hand by a single artisan who has undergone years of training before being entrusted with the job.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Sometimes an offense takes on the characteristics of its most distinguishable member - only the Brewers have a lower team average exit speed than the Padres, and only a handful of clubs hit more line drives, as the club mimics the tendencies of Luis Arraez.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Felix Brill, chief investment officer at VP Bank, agrees that the SGD has many characteristics of a modern safe haven, including macroeconomic stability, strong institutions, a large current account surplus, and low political risk.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Amos twisted Ross's thick hair into a soft yet structured abstract shape, wrapping it in what may very well be fishnet stockings in vivid teal hue.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
16 July 2025
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Her bright pink lips were twisted into the shape of a scream.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
16 July 2025
Noun
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For almost 10,000 years, people in the Arctic have kept dogs for hunting and sledding, breeding them for desirable traits.—
Rudy Molinek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Khloe Quill , Reem Amro,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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“Kink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kink. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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