contortion

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This cellular contortion is a process called macropinocytosis.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

“Threads,” which incorporates aerial rope, trapeze, slack rope, contortion archery and hair suspension, among other apparatuses, mines the truth of human connections writ large and small, literal and figurative.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 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

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