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to move from one place to another
We wended through the narrow streets.
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Recent Examples of wends
In the first onscreen interaction between them, Rue, now working as a drug mule for a dealer named Laurie (Martha Kelly), wends her way through a labyrinthine house party before meeting Alamo, sitting in a hot tub, flanked by four strippers, and wearing a Speedo and a cowboy hat.
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Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Late Thursday night the Taliban’s military launched attacks on Pakistani positions along some sections of their porous and disputed border that wends 1,600 miles through rugged mountains and desert.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Earlier this year, Aleah rode for the first time in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, a beloved local race that wends into the mountains every Memorial Day weekend.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2018
Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Late Thursday night the Taliban’s military launched attacks on Pakistani positions along some sections of their porous and disputed border that wends 1,600 miles through rugged mountains and desert.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Earlier this year, Aleah rode for the first time in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, a beloved local race that wends into the mountains every Memorial Day weekend.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wends
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President Prabowo Subianto has publicly pointed out that 70% of Asia’s trade travels through the Indonesian straits of Lombok, Sunda, and Malacca.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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And then wrote about these travels in my zine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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When the Greek Independence Day Parade marches up Fifth Ave.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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While the mood was generally sunny and marches largely peaceful, the third No Kings protests were an unmistakable display of political force that could reverberate in the 2026 midterms and beyond.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Now, as the investigation proceeds, the National Weather Service is advising residents to seek storm information from a variety of reliable sources.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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He is expected to make an initial court appearance in North Carolina before the case proceeds in federal court in New York.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Niall, for his part, only comes to hate himself more as gay acceptance goes mainstream, his initial distress over his sexuality compounded by humiliation at being unable to get past that distress.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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There’s a gap between how AI is being used and how it’s being talked about—and that goes well beyond sports.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The law speeds a notoriously slow process and allows state parks officials to more easily buy lands for less than $1 million or take free donations from environmental groups if the properties abut existing state parks and won’t require hiring new rangers or other staff.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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This approach not only speeds up decision-making but also improves hiring quality by making comparisons between candidates more objective and data-driven.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sophomore Nate Roberts is a 6-5, 240-pounder who has blocking experience and showed off versatility catching passes in the spring.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Be sure to stay alert and have a safe place as well as a plan in case a severe storm passes through your area.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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As work progresses, the project will be closely watched as a test of whether long-standing environmental issues can finally be resolved.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Duncan told The Star that the amendment provides for more transparency as the project progresses.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Newsom’s budget-cutting vow runs counter to his record.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Cheek initially runs towards the pass but gambles on the ball bouncing over the defender and runs behind him.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Wends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wends. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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