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slinky

[sling-kee] / ˈslɪŋ ki /


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Catherine Jensen Peña, PhD, an assistant professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and the study's senior and co-corresponding author, compared DNA inside cells to a coiled slinky.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

The song was a propulsive theme of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 film “Drive,” a brutal and romantic revenge thriller beloved for its slinky, retro-futuristic soundtrack.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Instead of incessant strobes and Charli clad in a slinky skirt, performing solo with no choreography, Johannes proposes backup dancers, green glitter, high wires and harnesses.

From Salon Feb. 8, 2026

Ellie Saab's runway featured slinky trenches that were tightly belted and Givenchy's designs appeared lighter in colour with bold black buttons and buckles.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

Jenna was already out of the first dress, something black and slinky, and zipping up the second.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

“Stay on That” is one of the slinkier numbers on the album, with rapidly strummed guitars and a wah-wah squawk that recalls Isaac Hayes’s “Theme From Shaft.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

The pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin is best known for TV’s “Mission: Impossible” theme, and “Danube Incident,” created for one of the show’s episodes, is slinkier music to spy to.

From New York Times Jul. 15, 2020

The company hinted at a slinkier, less boxy design with its Monograph concept at the New York Auto Show last spring.

From Seattle Times Sep. 5, 2017

So the question must be asked: Are cats just like dogs but in slinkier form, eager and able to be part of the human family?

From Slate Jul. 5, 2015

Ms. Torrini reaches for a similar metaphor — “Roar in my heart” — in one of the slinkier tunes on “Tookah,” a near-samba in 5/4 meter.

From New York Times Sep. 9, 2013

Jack O’Dell, the slinkiest drummer in town, is packing up his drumsticks.

From Washington Post Jul. 4, 2022




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