as in curved
marked by a long series of irregular curves
the river flowed in a sinuous path through the lush valley
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Recent Examples of sinuous
The black suit featured a slouchy blazer, with sinuous lapels and angled buttons.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Conch Bar Caves, on Middle Caicos, are among the biggest subterranean systems, a sinuous network festooned with stalactites and stalagmites.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
From sinuous lounge chairs to sculptural lighting, these pieces are like jewels for the home: polished, reflective, and designed to catch the light.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
And Kyle Abraham, a choreographer who has lately infused ballet with his seductive, sinuous style, has been brought in to compose a valedictory piece for Copeland and her longtime colleague Calvin Royal III.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Conch Bar Caves, on Middle Caicos, are among the biggest subterranean systems, a sinuous network festooned with stalactites and stalagmites.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
From sinuous lounge chairs to sculptural lighting, these pieces are like jewels for the home: polished, reflective, and designed to catch the light.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
And Kyle Abraham, a choreographer who has lately infused ballet with his seductive, sinuous style, has been brought in to compose a valedictory piece for Copeland and her longtime colleague Calvin Royal III.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinuous
Adjective
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Aristotle was also among the first of his contemporaries to recognise that Earth was spherical, based on his observations of the curved shadow cast on the lunar surface during a lunar eclipse.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Each vine is planted at the bottom of its own crater and protected by a curved wall of lava stones.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What happened next – her death 21 years later and Wilson's application to seal his criminal record 37 years later – are all part of a long and winding case before the Ohio Supreme Court on Jan. 7.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Columbus Dispatch,
5 Jan. 2026
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More broadly, its long and winding path back into the spotlight is a reminder that preparedness depends not only on scientific breakthroughs, but on whether those breakthroughs are carried forward before opportunity is lost.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s how Najash taught herpetologists that serpentine body plans didn’t evolve in a straight line, from lizard to legless.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Hathaway also styled her hair with bold side bangs while modeling the serpentine gold jewelry.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These tend to hate being bent or twisted, and are generally hostile to being implanted in living tissue.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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These cause broken wrists and twisted ankles.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Sinuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinuous. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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