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undulate

[uhn-juh-layt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-, uhn-juh-lit, -layt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-] / ˈʌn dʒəˌleɪt, ˈʌn djə-, -də-, ˈʌn dʒə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈʌn djə-, -də- /


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Videos captured by the crew confirm it is a mesmerizing creature with long pale “legs” trailing from thicker appendages connected to a pale body composed of two fins that undulate languidly in tandem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

The heavy concrete roof is actually suspended just above the walls, and seems to undulate, letting more light through in a thin opening above the altar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Like I said before, most worms on planet Earth—well, those visible to the naked eye— have a lot of chambers and undulate, which isn’t very sandworm-ish.

From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024

A helical structure on the underside of the sheet rotates like a corkscrew to cause the carpet to undulate and create a travelling wave on the water.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023

The whole estate seemed to undulate in the throes of the relentless beat.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Our measly four seasons are insufficient in describing the way nature undulates around us, week to week and month to month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

Sit on the mattress’ edge and it wobbles and undulates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024

Much like the style itself, the popularity of ruffles undulates through the decades.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

I’m not really thinking, just flowing along with my bike as the trail undulates and crosses a road before heading through a thicket.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022

It seems to be now the molecule of atomic chemistry, and anon the same ether that undulates with light or radiant heat.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by George Iles

Begun in the 15th century, the 25,000-mile network undulated over the Andes and west coast of South America, replete with stone paths, rope bridges, staircases, fortresses, inns and warehouses to serve relays of royal runners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

On all sides, the sea undulated, the color of mercury.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022

World No. 3 Minjee Lee said that taking her time will be a key on the blue course’s sloped fairways and undulated greens this week.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

As it has done since antiquity, the fragrant smoke undulated skyward, a thin thread seeking to unite us on earth with something above.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2022

Other sections of canvas undulated along their seal-strips together, acting as a single sheet, but AL102 had no such luxury.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

When the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened in September, it touted its 11 acres of park space and greenery from the ground to its undulating roof as a celebration of California’s landscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

These models suggest that the animal propelled itself through the water by paddling with its front legs and moving its tail in an undulating motion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The curvilinear bop of a good and expertly undulating narrative lede.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Then Curry, undulating ever so slightly, delivers his first lines in a cavernous register, seated someplace between a purr and a growl.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

But the snake’s undulating tail knocked it just out of reach.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray


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