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as in cramp
a painful sudden tightening of a muscle
got a kink in my neck from lying in that awkward position for too long
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as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
the boss's fondness for nicknames is one of those kinks that staffers just have to put up with
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as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
whenever he got a kink in his head, he'd drop whatever he was doing to pursue this latest obsession
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as in to loop
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Recent Examples of kink
Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
How to use it: Massage guns can knead out kinks and soothe soreness in your legs, glutes, forearms, and shoulders.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The container should be big enough to accommodate the roots without bending or kinking them.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
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Noun
In the Facebook group dedicated to cruisers only, hundreds of comments flooded the page about how, despite a few kinks, this felt like the perfect way to kick off the holiday season.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
How to use it: Massage guns can knead out kinks and soothe soreness in your legs, glutes, forearms, and shoulders.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
In heavy fog, the towboat's pilot, Willie Odom, struck the bridge, which forced the end of the bridge span out of alignment by about 3 feet and kinked the track.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The container should be big enough to accommodate the roots without bending or kinking them.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kink
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Colorectal Cancer Symptoms The common symptoms are changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea or constipation, bright red rectal bleeding, dark blood in stool, cramps, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sinner’s health concerns and cramps could open the door a little for Zverev, a monster athlete who only played 81 minutes of his semifinal against Djokovic before his retirement.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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It’s never been easier to learn grooming tips and tricks.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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The trick for both actors was playing the multiple levels without getting too technical and playing things dishonestly as a result.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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Now the American public is at the whims of the administration’s promises.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Logging and development projects are at the whim of market pressures and politics.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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Schwartz said Madigan wasn’t just involved in the scheme, and he was not just looped in by his co-defendant Michael McClain.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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The clip loops footage from Swift’s Nov. 12, 2021, appearance on The Tonight Show.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fortunately, Mahoney's son wasn't injured barring some bruises and didn't require stitches.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Your surgeon will then use small, self-dissolving stitches to reconnect the ends of the fallopian tubes to the uterus.—
Corey Whelan,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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From the route itself to the diverse group of runners and supporters, the Miami Marathon's every turn reflects the city's unique characteristics — and the medal is no different.—
Sommer Brugal,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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That hydrogen provides clues to how the epoch of reionization unfolded, and other characteristics of the cosmos.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For the bottom filter, access it by pinching the section where the body of the hair dryer meets its cord — twisting and pulling down.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
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Telenovelas were pivotal to my understanding of life, as twisted as that might seem.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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And for some of Wednesday, all three of those traits were on display.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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Even though there are certain character traits that obviously resonate with me for Guillermo, there are some that don’t align, which is fine, but the storylines were always interesting.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Kink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kink. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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