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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
Part of the problem is that the journey to DevSecOps is bumpy and long.
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Forrester, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Straps secure the pad in place, while more hook-and-loop straps and precisely positioned blocks help keep bike frames and forks from unwanted jostling—no matter how bumpy the 4×4 road is.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2024
Prince Andrew was in for a bumpy ride during a trail ride around the grounds of Windsor Castle.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The bays are stunning, especially early or late in the day, but the unpaved road out is bumpy and often busy, given the water's proximity to the Playa Blanca resort.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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Forrester, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Straps secure the pad in place, while more hook-and-loop straps and precisely positioned blocks help keep bike frames and forks from unwanted jostling—no matter how bumpy the 4×4 road is.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2024
Prince Andrew was in for a bumpy ride during a trail ride around the grounds of Windsor Castle.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The bays are stunning, especially early or late in the day, but the unpaved road out is bumpy and often busy, given the water's proximity to the Playa Blanca resort.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumpy
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Being a rookie who is recovering from a second ACL injury and second ACL surgery soon after recovering from the first ACL injury and surgery is a whole another level of rough.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The report comes during a rough period for the retail pharmacy giant.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Blazy succeeds Virginie Viard, who exited Chanel last June after an uneven five-year tenure.WWD, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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Increasingly popular renewable energy sources like wind and solar often produce uneven power supplies, creating peaks and valleys.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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The picture depicts a bustling market of shoppers and vendors, with a jagged line reminiscent of those on graphs winding through the stalls.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Instead, vascular dementia began to take her down precipitously, mentally and physically, in jagged, irregular steps.Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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The West Coast Fishing Club is loved for serving as a rugged haven on British Columbia’s remote ancestral and unceded territory of the Haida Nation in Haida Gwaii, surrounded by dramatic coastal landscapes and teeming with wildlife.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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These include a standing grip case, silicone case, rugged case, kindsuit case and magnet case.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumpy. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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