Thesaurus / tortuous
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A neuron receives an electrical zap, which travels down its tortuous branches.
THIS ARTIFICIAL NEURON USES DOPAMINE TO COMMUNICATE WITH BRAIN CELLSSHELLY FANAUGUST 16, 2022SINGULARITY HUB The Chicago-based restaurant chain’s entry into the Soviet Union, nearly two years before the fall of the communist state in December 1991, was anything but straightforward and reportedly followed 14 years of tortuous negotiations.
AS STARBUCKS EXITS RUSSIA, ANOTHER SYMBOL OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM FADESELOISE BARRYMAY 24, 2022TIMEFailure, as seen in a previously tragic case, could lead to a tortuous death.
AFTER FIRST PIG-TO-HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT, SCIENTISTS AIM TO MAKE IT ROUTINESHELLY FANJANUARY 25, 2022SINGULARITY HUB Further study of their chemistry revealed a tortuous journey that included several phases of cooling, crystalizing, heating, and remelting.
THE GHOST OF ANCIENT EARTH’S MAGMA OCEANS FOUND IN GREENLAND ROCKSJASON DORRIERMARCH 14, 2021SINGULARITY HUB Wicker’s tortuous justification reflects the difficulty Republicans are having in finding a message to counter the popularity of the legislation.
THE DEMOCRATS’ CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE IS POPULAR. REPUBLICANS HOPE TO DENT IT.MARIANNA SOTOMAYOR, MIKE DEBONISMARCH 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTLong, tortuous lines of light showed immense numbers of large fish darting about as if in consternation.
GOSPEL PHILOSOPHYJ. H. WARDIt is in threading these tortuous windings that many a fearless venturer has lost foot-hold and been utterly cast away.
A CURSORY HISTORY OF SWEARINGJULIAN SHARMANA magnificent view is had from Sparrow Hill; the ascent is made by a steep and tortuous road.
WAYS OF WAR AND PEACEDELIA AUSTRIANThe river gradually became narrower and more tortuous as we approached its head waters.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WARVARIOUSThis defile was extremely tortuous, and was never without water even in the low tides.
TOILERS OF THE SEAVICTOR HUGOWORDS RELATED TO TORTUOUS
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- anfractuous
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- asymmetric
- awry
- bowed
- catawampus
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- crippled
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- not straight
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- long
- long way home
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- periphrastic
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- Daedalian
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- labyrinthine
- manifold
- mingled
- miscellaneous
- mixed
- mixed-up
- mosaic
- motley
- multifarious
- multiform
- multiple
- multiplex
- tangled
- tortuous
- variegated
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