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Recent Examples of kinked
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
24 May 2026
Twin brothers, these rapscallions can be told apart by Boris’s kinked tail and the colors of their collars.
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Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Clean out any lint, hair, or residue and ensure and check to make sure the hose isn’t kinked or clogged.
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Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
However, the cord can become tangled or kinked.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
To preserve the svelte look, rather than appearing boxy, the floor-to-ceiling glass panels on the upper deck are subtly kinked to maintain the racing lines.
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Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Stafford explains that this gap helps keep the hoses from being crushed or kinked, which can lead to speedy wear and tear, leaks, and drainage issues.
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Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
24 May 2026
Twin brothers, these rapscallions can be told apart by Boris’s kinked tail and the colors of their collars.
—
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Clean out any lint, hair, or residue and ensure and check to make sure the hose isn’t kinked or clogged.
—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
However, the cord can become tangled or kinked.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
To preserve the svelte look, rather than appearing boxy, the floor-to-ceiling glass panels on the upper deck are subtly kinked to maintain the racing lines.
—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinked
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Previously, there was about a 2-inch dropoff on either sideline behind the benches, which posed a risk of a twisted ankle if a player ran too far out of bounds.
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Deep in the 531,148-acre Nantahala National Forest stands a towering and twisted hemlock that appears to be dead, but is very much alive on the inside with a colony of bats.
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Luna is powdery and light, with orange blossom, jasmine and cooling fir balsam, all warped in a delicate rose.
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Is this a literacy crisis, or has our attention just been warped?
Adjective
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Using original photographs, and input from the Pourtout archives, the restoration team reversed the ungainly Saoutchik body modifications, and the curved windshield and twin rear-window design returned.
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Flat composite panels transform into curved blades The new method uses 4D printing, which means materials can change shape after they are made.
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These coiled, shelled relatives of squid and octopuses were abundant predators, hunting in the same waters as fish, turtles, sharks and extinct marine reptiles called plesiosaurs.
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Cottonmouths can be spotted swimming in the water, coiled on the bank, or in vegetation along the shore.
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After long periods in their own half to start the match, Norway broke the deadlock with a strike from Antonio Nusa that curled into the far corner.
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That translated to a trail of smoke curled around notes of salt, neroli, ginger lily, and citrus.
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And just as economic opportunities are entwined with our political history, they're seen today just as defining as democracy itself.
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Rubio has tried to separate the Israel-Lebanon talks from the US-Iran negotiations, even as Iran has repeatedly insisted that the issues are entwined.
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Grief and love and infatuation and resiliency are all twined together to create a story that feels so grounded in reality.
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On the subsequent rebound, the ball found Kovačić at the top of the box, but his right-footed volley was barely deflected over the net by Diogo Costa.
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The 18-year-old Barcelona sensation played his longest stretch of the tournament before coming off in the 85th minute, moments after Austria defender David Alaba deflected Yamal’s hard shot off the goal line.
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“Kinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinked. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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