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Verb
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Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.—
Bill Connolly,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2024 -
But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Sedona Prince has had a winding journey toward the 2025 WNBA Draft, where she’s expected to finally join the league in April after a seven-year college odyssey.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The entry pathway is suspended over a pool of lotus flowers, followed by a mystical winding road shaded by the canopy (where a chase scene was filmed), and the open-air lobby which overlooks the resort’s statement design piece: a long pool filled with floating lotuses.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Homer’s poem tells of the Greek hero King Odysseus, being played by Damon in Nolan’s telling, and his tortuous, 10-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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New York's attempts to improve the quality of life of its residents by reducing car traffic below 60th Street have been long and tortuous.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the hotel’s 123 rooms, sensuous textures and sinuous lines reflect the modernized art deco decor.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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The look also included sinuous lapels, giving the bodice a leather jacket quality.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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We're also introduced to Eleven’s twisted father figure, Dr. Brenner (Alex Breaux, taking on Matthew Modine's role from the series).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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In an adjacent field lay the twisted and charred remains of ambulances.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even after landing on the wrong side of the serpentine Soto saga, the Yanks tout a respectable lineup headlined by all-multiverse slugger Aaron Judge.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The title track, a suite of cosmic grandeur and dizzying time signatures, breathes deeper in this mix, with Chris Squire’s bass rumbling like tectonic shifts under Steve Howe’s serpentine guitar work.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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My 9/11 diary entry is written in a spiral notebook with a cartoon cat on the front and the next page says 'ugh Megan is mad at me.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The rocket was in the upper atmosphere and spinning at the time — possibly because at least two satellites were being deployed — causing a spiral shape to be seen.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Zigzagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zigzagging. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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