as in shapely
having a well-proportioned feminine figure
a movie star who is remembered mainly as a pneumatic sex symbol of the 1950s
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Recent Examples of pneumatic
This pneumatic layer jamming technology enables multi-environment locomotion on land and water by changing the robot’s flipper shape and stiffness to decrease the cost of transport.
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2025
Zeng Yaoguang works for a company that makes precision pneumatic tools, which were on display at the chip expo in Shenzhen.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
The system the engineers developed consists of a series of pneumatic tubes that deploy from a pressurized box on one side of a robotic arm, use air pressure to snake under or around a specific object, then rejoin the arm on the other side where they are clamped in place.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
In 1799, English mechanical engineer and inventor George Medhurst proposed moving goods through rectangular cast-iron pipes using air pressure, an early form of pneumatic transport.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2025
Zeng Yaoguang works for a company that makes precision pneumatic tools, which were on display at the chip expo in Shenzhen.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
The system the engineers developed consists of a series of pneumatic tubes that deploy from a pressurized box on one side of a robotic arm, use air pressure to snake under or around a specific object, then rejoin the arm on the other side where they are clamped in place.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
In 1799, English mechanical engineer and inventor George Medhurst proposed moving goods through rectangular cast-iron pipes using air pressure, an early form of pneumatic transport.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pneumatic
Adjective
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The bush is shapely, growing 3-4 feet tall, and does not produce rank growth.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2026
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Witch hazel matures into shapely shrubs that bloom annually.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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After Malik closed out the fundraiser with a stump speech calling for taxing the rich, Johnson drove off in a black Porsche Cayenne, and a plump rat scurried by the venue’s entrance.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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Fresh blueberries should be plump and firm to the touch.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At the Sceners Gallery on the eastern edge of Paris, far from the Metropolitan Museum, where Kim Kardashian arrived at the Met Gala in a metallic orange breastplate with pert breasts and curvaceous hips, there are several examples of the art that inspired her.—
Amy Verner,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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Chef's Table at Sokasi Intimate dinners at Sokasi—the curvaceous bamboo pavilion perched above the rushing Ayung River at the Four Seasons in Sayan—are all about preserving the island's time-intensive culinary heritage.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Pneumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pneumatic. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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