well-turned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-turned
Adjective
  • Without prior knowledge to Fatal Fury’s roster or storyline, many of the characters can seem somewhat stock — there’s a couple of tough guys with various fighting styles and cool jackets, and some cartoonishly buxom female fighters peppered in for some old school gooner bait.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The buxom installation was executive produced by Amy Kule of Merry Wonderer, who previously spent 20 years leading the production of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Fourth of July Fireworks, and the department store’s Herald Square Flower Show before launching her own creative agency.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Equipped with pithy signs and a mariachi band, labor groups also hoped to call attention to various other employment issues at the state.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
  • Buzzwords are meant to pack pithy meaning, to be dense.
    May 31, CBS News, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Minerality, slight salinity and light flavors with a voluptuous bright cherry and slight caramel finish.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • First, there are bowls of ground Maré sandalwood heartwood, then sandalwood cuttings and the liquid extract of sandalwood, which gives a creamy, voluptuous smell.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • The dialogue itself, epigrammatic and substantial, stylized and expressive, is consistent with Kogonada’s over-all approach.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
  • Though its action is depicted crisply and clearly, its epigrammatic shots aim straight for the viewer’s unconscious, making only glancing contact with the rational mind.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Responses from other Democratic lawmakers were more succinct.
    Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 18 June 2025
  • More than simple collections of stat blocks, these books also provide succinct details for enemies dripping with Warhammer lore.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Colleges that are less well-endowed might have fewer proxies that strain their financial aid budget, but still should use individualized proxies to meet their institutional needs.
    Scott White, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Unfortunately, as anyone else who is well-endowed can likely attest, one-pieces seldom do the girls justice.
    Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Its silky texture absorbs effortlessly, leaving the skin feeling plump and protected without any greasy residue.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 May 2025
  • It’s powered by ultra-low molecular collagen that penetrates deeply to firm and smooth fine lines, while oligo-hyaluronic acid hydrates better and faster than traditional HA, sinking in deeper and faster, leaving skin plump without heaviness.
    Marie Lodi, Allure, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • This conclusion will shock anyone who knows Twain only through his writing, in which the author is wise and witty and, above all, devastating in his portrayal of frauds, cretins, and sententious bores.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
  • Audiences have no choice but to exist in the theatrical moment, without recourse to linear logic, sententious language or psychological epiphanies.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Well-turned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-turned. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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