well-turned

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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
  • Buzzwords are meant to pack pithy meaning, to be dense.
    May 31, CBS News, 31 May 2025
  • The sketches are spirited and pithy, and the cousins have also produced some very funny video sketches to play during scene transitions.
    Lania Berger, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • What a succinct and evocative phrase to describe what AI can do for you.
    David G.W. Birch, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • In the hours after Sunderland’s dramatic victory in the Championship play-off final, Jobe Bellingham took to social media to deliver a succinct verdict.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 29 May 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
  • 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
  • Perhaps the best perk of the suite was the large balcony with ample plump seating and an atmospheric floor lamp, a glorious extension of the indoor space for prime castle viewing.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 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 14 Jun. 2025.

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