as in winding
marked by a long series of irregular curves
the country inn lies at the end of a rather serpentine road, but it's worth the trip
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Recent Examples of serpentine
If Budapest’s serpentine layout compresses the pack, watch Williams: Alex Albon’s gritty sixth in Belgium proved the FW47 can dig in and defend, turning Friday pace into Sunday headaches for faster cars.
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Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The serpentine letterforms seen across the collection, for example, nod to Ireland’s calligraphic heritage.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
Three baby Neal children, dying in 1666, 1671, and an unknown year get the skull-with-wings but also an hourglass, serpentine borders, a Latin inscription, and decorative triangles above each name.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
Others have previously made stretchable circuits by depositing ultrathin layers of metal in weblike networks or serpentine patterns.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2022
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Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The serpentine letterforms seen across the collection, for example, nod to Ireland’s calligraphic heritage.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
Three baby Neal children, dying in 1666, 1671, and an unknown year get the skull-with-wings but also an hourglass, serpentine borders, a Latin inscription, and decorative triangles above each name.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
Others have previously made stretchable circuits by depositing ultrathin layers of metal in weblike networks or serpentine patterns.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for serpentine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serpentine
Adjective
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Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Designed by Anthony Guerrée for De La Espada, this piece features a central base crafted from a series of overlapping wood slats—a textured moment that creates visual equilibrium with its smooth, curved-brass counterpart.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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In addition to a scratching surface, the product's curved design can also serve as a lounger for cats.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cinematic vampirism has also taken many forms over the years, including gothic horror classics like Dracula (1931), gnarly superhero fare like Blade (1998), and twisted love stories like the Twilight Saga.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Sun’s magnetic field lines can be very twisted, and the solar wind and coronal mass ejections deform and drag them outward from the Sun.—
Samuel Badman,
The Conversation,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Serpentine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpentine. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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