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Recent Examples of tortuous For someone as social, loquacious and competitive as Domo, his career first stint on the IL was tortuous, boring and a test of his upbeat attitude. Candace Oehler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 First, much of the playbook will focus on hard asset infrastructure, sold to and adopted by large public and private organizations, which often have long, tortuous sales processes. Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 The Broncos were well aware of that tortuous history entering Sunday’s game against the Chiefs and played like it. Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 Maria certainly has elements of this in its depiction of the singer’s tortuous relationship with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who eventually left her for Jackie Kennedy. Nate Jones, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tortuous 
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Adjective
  • Start at the town of Willow City, and follow the loop. plan your trip Guadalupe River This beloved Texas river is known far and wide for its beauty and winding curves that are popular for tubing in the spring and summer.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Standing in front of this final act knowing that the long winding road here has all led to this.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Both were hugely original, while retaining their source’s twisted, gripping and intensely moving provocations.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Instead, the galaxy became twisted by the cruelty and fear of the Emperor's rule.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The waterfront property is positioned at the base of Mont Boron in the Cap de Nice area, a historic residential area known for its narrow, serpentine streets lined with Beaux Arts villas and neoclassical mansions.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
  • This plate then goes through a standard photolithography process that connects the devices with copper conductors in the form of serpentine coils, which make the connections stretchable.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015

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“Tortuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tortuous. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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