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Recent Examples of kinked
Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
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
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Living together in the Fear House, a group of strangers face OMG stunts, challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy, Banijay teases.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The placket on a polo shirt is warped and elongated and utterly individual.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The face had warped and would not properly bond the laminations.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For loc’d and tightly coiled textures, where rinsing is more difficult, a detox is even more important.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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Forty-five minutes later, the racetrack appears almost without warning — coiled like a basking viper in the Tuscan countryside.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The brows, similarly, took on many forms — bushy, skinny, straight and curved.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The area with the high chance to develop could ultimately take a curved path similar to Gabrielle that brings it near Bermuda next week.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Joveljic curled a low shot inside the near post and into the net.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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Dante Sealy curled a free kick from the right half-space into the top right corner to tie the match at 1-1.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Edward and Arthur clearly want different things out of life, but fate has entwined them.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Dockery is reflecting on a whopping 15 years spent with this character, the two so closely entwined that the reality of never playing her again has, admittedly, taken some time to sink in.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Taylor deflected the idea of needing to add competition at the spot to director of player personnel and de facto GM Duke Tobin.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Karlie Lema charging towards goal, but her attempt toward the left post was deflected out of bounds for a corner kick.—
Mercury News staff,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Following their breakup, reports swirled that Renner was receiving upwards of $200,000 per month in child support — an astronomical figure that fueled debates across social media and sports media circles alike.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But by 2023, uncertainty swirled about Blackpink’s future.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Kinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinked. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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