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as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface
the bumpy road made the jeep bounce all over
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Recent Examples of bumpy
Among them was the plight of Marie Freyre, a 14-year-old afflicted with cerebral palsy and seizures who died within 24 hours of a long, bumpy ride from a Tampa hospital to the Golden Glades nursing home, ordered despite objections from her family.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Now, sit back, relax, and pay attention to the seatbelt sign because these are some bumpy rides.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
This much is also clear, though: What for a chunk of Thursday night looked set to be a smooth ride into the postseason and a cathartic burial of Denver’s eight-year playoff drought suddenly feels a little bit bumpy.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
Van Lith has the ability to score in bunches, but becoming LSU's point guard proved a bumpy road.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Now, sit back, relax, and pay attention to the seatbelt sign because these are some bumpy rides.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
This much is also clear, though: What for a chunk of Thursday night looked set to be a smooth ride into the postseason and a cathartic burial of Denver’s eight-year playoff drought suddenly feels a little bit bumpy.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
Van Lith has the ability to score in bunches, but becoming LSU's point guard proved a bumpy road.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumpy
Adjective
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Most holes look exactly the same, straightforward with skinny fairways and thick rough.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Another man was bitten nearby, and a teenager received a small wound when a shark ran into her and grazed her leg, either with its teeth or its rough skin.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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From an uneven college career to constantly being doubted in the league, Hurts has had to silence haters with his wins and believe in himself when others didn’t.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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And the uneven division of the Keith and Vera plotlines makes Köln 75 a movie without a narrative center.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the jagged shoreline a few dozen yards away.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
12 Feb. 2025
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The neck’s jagged base suggests that the head was torn from a larger, perhaps full-length figure, but the sculpture reveals almost no other significant damage.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And while there’s a forcefully rugged menace to Öhrman’s performance, Teodor’s inner life is ever more locked behind a glazed, hollow stare.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Chevrolet Chevrolet Equinox gasoline version Redesigned for the 2025 model year, the Equinox in its gasoline model is more SUV-shaped with a flatter nose, more squared body shape, and a rugged stance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumpy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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