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
The journey to get here was serpentine and occasionally bewildering (remember, no 3-1 lead is safe against Denver, and every clean bill of health deserves public appreciation).
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Perched on a serpentine road above Beverly Hills, 1665 Summitridge understands that impulse with auteur precision.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Not far away, the rover also found a rock rich in serpentine minerals, which typically form when water interacts with certain volcanic rocks.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Even after landing on the wrong side of the serpentine Soto saga, the Yanks tout a respectable lineup headlined by all-multiverse slugger Aaron Judge.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Perched on a serpentine road above Beverly Hills, 1665 Summitridge understands that impulse with auteur precision.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Not far away, the rover also found a rock rich in serpentine minerals, which typically form when water interacts with certain volcanic rocks.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Even after landing on the wrong side of the serpentine Soto saga, the Yanks tout a respectable lineup headlined by all-multiverse slugger Aaron Judge.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serpentine
Adjective
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Carter Verhaeghe, a Cup champion in Tampa who was a cap casualty there, took a long and winding path to being one of the league’s most clutch players.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Snowflake’s biggest drawback for most professionals has been its long and winding path to full-year profitability.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Paris Baguette is offering a free sugar mochi doughnut or small twisted doughnut with any purchase on June 6.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Watching his victims struggle to stay alive is cinema to this twisted soul and Zephyr will be his next unwitting protagonist.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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“Serpentine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpentine. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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