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sinewy

[sin-yoo-ee] / ˈsɪn ju i /


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Radiohead's secret sauce has always been their rhythm section - who manage to locate sinewy, danceable grooves even when presented with their bandmate's most challenging material.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

Charlotte, whom I hadn’t seen in over a decade, looked conspicuously healthy—glowing, sinewy, centered.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

There are only a few numbers, but most of them are marvelous constructions with sinewy arrangements and overlapping harmonies that tangle around each other during duets.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2024

In his early 60s, his body is a marvel, hard and sinewy and believably battle-scarred.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2024

She tamped the bowl of the pipe with huge hands; her arms were long and sinewy.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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