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sinewy

[sin-yoo-ee] / ˈsɪn ju i /


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Radiohead's secret sauce has always been their rhythm section - who manage to locate sinewy, danceable grooves even when presented with their bandmate's most challenging material.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

Charlotte, whom I hadn’t seen in over a decade, looked conspicuously healthy—glowing, sinewy, centered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

There are only a few numbers, but most of them are marvelous constructions with sinewy arrangements and overlapping harmonies that tangle around each other during duets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

In his early 60s, his body is a marvel, hard and sinewy and believably battle-scarred.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

He was six feet four and had the sinewy limbs and the eerie composure of a gunslinger.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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