tentacular
adjective
ten·tac·u·lar
ten-ˈta-kyə-lər 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling tentacles
2
: equipped with tentacles
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Her look evoked the mercurial suspension of a jellyfish—a sartorial medusa taking shape in almost defiant form—with a sun hat draped in translucent chiffon, tentacular plissé trousers and her tennis dress itself, which was veined in chartreuse tendrils.
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Nick Remsen, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
And their other two matches after that first Melbourne meeting have been tentacular, sweaty battles.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
In the two movies Ethan made with Cooke and without his brother, Joel, criminal schemes with a tentacular grip on institutions and officials emerge as the perpetual and immutable way of the world, as decipherably practical versions of the cosmic joke.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Toledano said he’s had eyes on all the winners through the tentacular reach of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
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Nick Remsen, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
And their other two matches after that first Melbourne meeting have been tentacular, sweaty battles.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
In the two movies Ethan made with Cooke and without his brother, Joel, criminal schemes with a tentacular grip on institutions and officials emerge as the perpetual and immutable way of the world, as decipherably practical versions of the cosmic joke.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Toledano said he’s had eyes on all the winners through the tentacular reach of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
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“Tentacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tentacular. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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