well-turned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-turned
Adjective
  • Case in point, the character of Bruiser Stone (Lana Parrilla), reimagined here as a buxom seductress with a heart of gold.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • His opera-singer aunt was the buxom blonde on The Three Stooges, and his sister, Christine—known as the Goddess of the Cello—was the first American musician to hold a concert in Castro’s Cuba.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Every development, or lack thereof, is ripe for impassioned speeches, pithy soundbites and orchestrated outrage.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Kerry McGawley, a professor and senior sports physiologist at the performance optimization company Orreco, recalls the pithy mantra recited to her by a professional Swedish cross-country skier more than a decade ago.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Jasmine Tookes and her glorious baby bump opened the show, Ashley Graham was back, along with several other voluptuous models (a big stride for the brand in terms of body diversity) and of course, the major news of the night was that Angel Reese became the first pro athlete to walk the VS runway.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Next, while the Negroni calls upon the voluptuous fruit, herbs, and (sometimes) vanilla from sweet vermouth, the Remember the Alimony uses the far more austere fino sherry, nutty and bone dry, as its fortified wine component.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But these perfect, epigrammatic fragments almost always communicate some sort of longing, if not for a better life, then for a more convincingly stoic face to wear through it.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Some who craft epigrammatic verse can sound hollow, like slamming together tins in hopes that someone will infer meaning from the noise.
    Nick Ripatrazone July 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • One of the most succinct reviews of Lagerfeld’s first show also works today.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Speaking out about that slump for the Phillies’ biggest star, Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts offered a succinct response.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Wahlberg plays a holy fool in Boogie Nights, our naïve but well-endowed guide through the heyday of theatrical pornography and its decline into something cheaper and tawdrier courtesy of the triumph of VHS.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Han has used centuries of philosophy to deconstruct the current ennui of life online, but Pettman’s writing is more personal and sympathetic than Han’s aphoristic, self-effacing mode.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Her signature sweet and savory pastries, including the hearty Breakfast Machine with roasted Yukon gold potatoes, sausage, egg, bacon and cheddar; the plump almond croissant and the Tarte au Citron Meringue often sell out, so folks in-the-know preorder online.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Crisp apple and pear slices, and plump figs add a touch of crunch and freshness.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Well-turned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-turned. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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