contortion

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This cellular contortion is a process called macropinocytosis.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

The new show will feature aerial contortion, foot juggling, modern clowns, and a 34.6-foot unicycle—and audience members will view the show from a curtain-less 360-degree stage.

From National Geographic • Sep. 26, 2023

He would stand in front of a mirror and speak lines from Yeats and Ralph Waldo Emerson, straining to avoid the contortion of his face muscles.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Other animals such as pangolins and Tepui toads can also spin themselves into a cartwheel, but the contortion isn’t widespread in mammals, let alone reptiles.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2023

Her face twisted into an unpleasant contortion that made it hard to see how beautiful she was.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman