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as in nodding
bending downward or forward
a cow with a pendulous udder
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Recent Examples of pendulous
The stems of angel-wing, dragon-wing, and tuberous begonias bow down under the weight of the pendulous flowers.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Peer at the pendulous breasts on a Medici workshop ewer or those on a screeching siren centered on an 18th-century scalloped sweetmeat dish.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
Mature males grow long, glorious, pendulous snoods.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025
The four of us looked anywhere but at her pendulous knockers.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Peer at the pendulous breasts on a Medici workshop ewer or those on a screeching siren centered on an 18th-century scalloped sweetmeat dish.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
Mature males grow long, glorious, pendulous snoods.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025
The four of us looked anywhere but at her pendulous knockers.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pendulous
Adjective
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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The composer also added synths to his orchestral score, as well as bowed metal, where a violin bow is rubbed against metal instruments like a cowbell or a Vibraphone, for when Roz has a particularly intense feeling.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Strong forwent a classic suit and tie in favor of a bowed necktie, giving his tailored look the perfect dash of whimsy.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
17 June 2024
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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“Pendulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pendulous. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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