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kinked

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verb

past tense of kink

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of kinked
Adjective
To preserve the svelte look, rather than appearing boxy, the floor-to-ceiling glass panels on the upper deck are subtly kinked to maintain the racing lines. Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinked
Adjective
  • Cinematic vampirism has also taken many forms over the years, including gothic horror classics like Dracula (1931), gnarly superhero fare like Blade (1998), and twisted love stories like the Twilight Saga.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Sun’s magnetic field lines can be very twisted, and the solar wind and coronal mass ejections deform and drag them outward from the Sun.
    Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Things got warped beyond belief after Kurt’s death.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
  • After all, that warped sitcom spoof has to be one of the most genuinely demented things to ever air, without a shred of warning and in the middle of the night, on cable TV.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Photos from the organization show the python safely coiled on a white towel after it had been brought in.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For loc’d and tightly coiled textures, where rinsing is more difficult, a detox is even more important.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • According to archaeologists, these ancient farmers piled up stones and soil to form a body, pincers, and a curved tail with a stinger.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Umbra’s Scandi-style pieces with curved edges—bookshelves, side tables—are often designated as Amazon’s Choice picks.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An underwatered monstera may have wilted, curled, yellowing, or browning leaves.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Chris Richards had a chance saved off the post, Balogun curled one just off target, while an Aidan Morris shot unfortunately deflected off Tim Weah.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Robinson and Quijada annotate Mexodus with lessons on the separate but entwined oppression of Black and Latino people in the United States as well as anecdotes from their own lives, emphasizing the importance of solidarity between the groups.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For the martial artist and action star Bruce Lee, iconography and vulnerability were entwined.
    New York Times, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Its lone victory came via a miraculous last-second goal that Edmonton center Leon Draisaitl deflected into his own net.
    Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Lawrence threw a long pass that went off the hands of Jaguars receiver Tim Patrick, then deflected off Chiefs defensive back Trent McDuffie.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For years, rumors have swirled about the bankruptcy filings including the names of additional abusive clergy members, but that claim has never been substantiated.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In the fourth inning, the Bronx voodoo swirled in the night sky.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Kinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinked. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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