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sinuous

[sin-yoo-uhs] / ˈsɪn ju əs /


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Their sinuous, shape-shifting abstractions—glorifying combat, monsters, mystery and metamorphosis—gave magical, palpable form to the terrifying foes and forces, real and imagined, that shadowed their world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

As well as the Drake co-sign, Wolf's just been added to Radio 1's playlist for the first time, thanks to With Me, a sinuous dance track with John Summit.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

As a swimmer, Mijbil was “boneless, mercurial, sinuous, wonderful.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

But at heart it’s a sinuous expression of its writer-director’s notions about people, movies, places and the past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

It became imperative that he take hold of the bottom rung of the sinuous ladder, which he did.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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