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undulate

[uhn-juh-leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-, uhn-juh-lit, -leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-] / ˈʌn dʒəˌleɪt, ˈʌn djə-, -də-, ˈʌn dʒə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈʌn djə-, -də- /


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The heavy concrete roof is actually suspended just above the walls, and seems to undulate, letting more light through in a thin opening above the altar.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

In the area with cold plunging and a sauna, the walls undulate with patterns that change color, designed to evoke arctic caves and volcanic rock.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

Like I said before, most worms on planet Earth—well, those visible to the naked eye— have a lot of chambers and undulate, which isn’t very sandworm-ish.

From Slate Mar. 8, 2024

A helical structure on the underside of the sheet rotates like a corkscrew to cause the carpet to undulate and create a travelling wave on the water.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2023

I watched its hefty coils undulate down the tree trunk with astonishing grace and disappear into the bushes.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

It rumbles and undulates across the floor, like a lonely camel enduring across a windswept desert.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Much like the style itself, the popularity of ruffles undulates through the decades.

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2022

She’s nimble with it; she undulates her voice around it and lets it take interesting shapes.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2022

Today, it playfully undulates beneath a crop of shiny new skyscrapers.

From Washington Post Dec. 28, 2020

But England undulates with grass that seems to fix the fluent color of the greenest waves on either hand.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various

Begun in the 15th century, the 25,000-mile network undulated over the Andes and west coast of South America, replete with stone paths, rope bridges, staircases, fortresses, inns and warehouses to serve relays of royal runners.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

World No. 3 Minjee Lee said that taking her time will be a key on the blue course’s sloped fairways and undulated greens this week.

From Washington Times Jun. 22, 2022

As it has done since antiquity, the fragrant smoke undulated skyward, a thin thread seeking to unite us on earth with something above.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2022

Spectrum’s social media coordinator, sitting on a wooden chair, undulated to the rhythm while Byrd nodded his head.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2019

“Huge east-west waves undulated like agitated jello,” said Keith.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The early part of the record continues in this dreamy vein, favoring smoky mood and undulating rhythm.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Then Curry, undulating ever so slightly, delivers his first lines in a cavernous register, seated someplace between a purr and a growl.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

McIlroy says he does not feel pain while hitting shots but the 7,394 yard Aronimink is a demanding and undulating walk.

From BBC May 13, 2026

The black, blue and red of the work are appropriately created using “fugitive” dyes—colorings that aren’t permanently set—that add to the sense of movement in the undulating shapes of the piece.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

I sipped my coffee and watched the undulating surface on the pool.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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