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as in bowing
bending downward or forward
a cow with a pendulous udder
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Recent Examples of pendulous
The pendulous nests of weaverbirds, two feet long, hung like decorations from the trees along the banks.
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Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Some azaleas lend themselves to growing in hanging baskets, including Belgian and Satsuki hybrids such as ‘Flame Creeper’ and ‘Pink Cascade’, which have a naturally pendulous habit.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
The path itself was so overgrown and wove through the pendulous pink blossoms.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Hassan’s early scenes have a quiet, hypnotic quality, an effect intensified by the pendulous motion of the actors’ skating back and forth.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
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Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Some azaleas lend themselves to growing in hanging baskets, including Belgian and Satsuki hybrids such as ‘Flame Creeper’ and ‘Pink Cascade’, which have a naturally pendulous habit.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
The path itself was so overgrown and wove through the pendulous pink blossoms.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Hassan’s early scenes have a quiet, hypnotic quality, an effect intensified by the pendulous motion of the actors’ skating back and forth.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pendulous
Adjective
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While the design here is emphatically traditional, a dose of modern whimsy comes through with a dangling, multi-floor chandelier loosely inspired by jellyfish.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cernan, the junior pilot, was outside, dangling—actually spinning, tumbling, and flailing—at the end of a long umbilical cord, completely unable to control his movements.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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
Adjective
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With bowed heads, friends and classmates wrapped their arms around each other.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of your standard dress shoes, Styles finished the look with a perfect pair of minty-green ballet flats with bowed laces.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Pendulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pendulous. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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