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
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The study published in the journal Construction and Building Materials also revealed that the triangular and wavy forms significantly enhanced the beam's ability to handle post-cracking stress.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, tape-ins are often well suited for straight to wavy hair types, and keratin bonds are great for curly or straight hair, but both are best applied by a professional.—
Hunter Lacey,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Here, they’re gently smashed in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin into irregular pieces.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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Into that vacuum stepped irregular armed groups, criminal organizations and military units that began controlling extraction sites and local populations.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Here, they’re gently smashed in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin into irregular pieces.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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McIlroy looks to be ahead of Morikawa in his recovery, but the rolling, difficult walk and lie angles on second shots at Augusta National Golf Club can tweak even a healthy player’s back muscles.—
Dennis Esser,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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However, boundaries have not been redrawn since the 1971 census, as successive governments delayed the process over concerns about uneven population growth.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Inspired by director Daniel Blake Schwartz’s real-life experiences, this striking debut feature charts the uneven cycles of addiction and recovery among several interconnected lives in Chelsea, Massachusetts with grit and emotional clarity.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Undulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undulatory. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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