as in undulating
rising and falling in a wavelike pattern
The animal swims with an undulatory motion.
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Adjective
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Our drills included hours of seamlessly merging poetry with three chords, providing me with an undulant field to riff on.—
Patti Smith,
New Yorker,
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As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the 002, a trail runner tailored to ground feel, wavy lines from previous iterations carry extra relevance now, and a gum sole unit provides a stark contrast.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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January Jones's wavy texture is hair envy-inducing.—
Krista Carter,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Another son of Rhonda and Robert was playing in the game, and police said Robert Dorgan’s attendance wasn’t considered irregular.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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Many had irregular bedtimes and wake times but slept a consistent number of hours per night.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In other words, a rolling proof of concept for just how outrageous modern electric torque can be in a lightweight chassis.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Scroll through the gallery below for a rolling guide to all the stars on the BAFTAs red carpet.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This top is business in the front (the draped, halter neckline and uneven hem) and a party in the back (the open back).—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a real-time planning and control framework that significantly improves how two-legged robots recover from sudden disturbances while walking on uneven or moving terrain.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Undulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undulatory. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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