awry 1 of 2

awry

2 of 2

adverb

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Adjective
  • Tackle dryness, fine lines, and uneven tone, while supporting your barrier.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Scientists believe that early in Mars' history, tectonic plate movement and molten rock dynamics may have created an uneven crust.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • But the relatively high frequency of these moments at Chelsea in 2024-25 suggests something systemic is going wrong in Maresca’s team.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • No beat-matching and no way to go wrong—just stretch out and let Mari Maurice’s bowing wrap you up in ambient-orchestral spiderweb.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • Sinner was struggling badly with illness in the heat and was saved in large part by a medical timeout and a 21-minute break to fix a broken net.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Choose Salt-Tolerant Plants Plants like viburnum, boxwood, red twig dogwood, and serviceberry react badly to salty soil.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing could measure up to all that crooked darkness.
    Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • When the speedboat neared the pearly shore, a crooked line of hotel staff dressed in white and navy began to wave.
    Mary Holland, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Orlando’s Franz Wagner would’ve been in play here, but his mid-December oblique injury has limited him to 25 games.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Bosa made the Pro Bowl this season, but had issues with oblique injuries, missed two games and had nine sacks — his fewest in a non-injury season since his rookie year.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
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