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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinking
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The thin, wiry stems climb by twining to cover a trellis, arbor, or fence.
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No gloom-dark tree-glitter winding and twining its silks.
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Waves act like moving lenses, warping light and blurring underwater objects.
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has coated thousands of feet of rail with reflective white paint to reduce heat absorption and lower the risk of tracks warping as temperatures soar.
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Joe Kramm | Courtesy of Francis Interiors The gold background is a spread of bold graphic lines, undulating shapes and coiling circular motifs, referencing the work of French artist, sculptor and designer Jean Dunand (1877–1942).
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Receiving a ball punched out of Tunisia’s area, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder took one touch to knock it into space, before coiling his diminutive frame behind a fierce shot that fizzed and curled into the net.
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When the Bosnian defender planted his right leg below Balogun’s right foot, the American inadvertently stomped on his right ankle, twisting it awkwardly.
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Clark survived that threat of twisting her ankle.
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Gerardo Dottori’s 1942 Aerial Battle over the Gulf of Naples mobilizes the contrails of its entwining fighter jets to express the effect of new military technology on a crystalline landscape.
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So, too, is the film’s music, composer Anthony Willis and soundtrack artist Charli XCX entwining raspy strings with grimy, ominous shudders.
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Another great attempt by Cabral, another curling effort on a free kick, forced a remarkable save from Martínez to keep holding on to the one-goal lead.
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This five-in-one gadget is for all your hair-curling and smoothing needs.
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The sequence started with Bosnian defender Stjepan Radeljic sliding in front of a Tillman pass, deflecting it forward toward Muharemovic.
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At every turn, Kramer’s reply was some form of deflecting that credit while underscoring it’s taken everyone.
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And across the almost-year since, speculation has been swirling.
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The American great had just lost to France’s Harmony Tan in the first round of the grass court major and questions about her future were swirling around this leafy corner of London.
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“Kinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinking. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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