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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serpentine
Adjective
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The road is narrow and winding, but the Civic Si’s chassis tuning shines, letting the car dance eagerly between corners.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Water from a winding, jagged valley feeds the swimming spot, which has a 32-foot-wide pebbly beach.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Room for two, a supple ride, a gorgeous view over a curved hood, perfect flow of air up and over the windshield and cockpit with virtually no backsplash to disrupt pleasant conversation, and the ability at any time to experience a rush of power and speed when the moment calls.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Samsung’s Odyssey Ark gaming monitor is down $900, and its massive curved screen with Cockpit Mode makes racing and flight sims ridiculously immersive.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, most of her public appearance, on the red carpet and otherwise, have included some form of the twisted embellishment.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Consistently subverting audience expectations, Don’t Breathe features an incredibly twisted game of cat-and-mouse.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Serpentine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpentine. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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