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Recent Examples of kinky The kinky, gay dom/sub film Pillion premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival over the weekend and caused quite a media uproar. Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 19 May 2025 The kinky pic from British first-time feature writer-director Harry Lighton follows the burgeoning odd-couple pairing of the handsome and charismatic Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) and introverted but curious Colin (Harry Melling). Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 May 2025 One of its hero ingredients is Manuka honey, which Buechner says is thick and nourishing enough to deep-condition coily, kinky hair. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 May 2025 Francis Ford Coppola goes kinky gothic delicious for this classic tale of the Prince of Darkness/Jonathan Harker/Mina love triangle featuring Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, and Winona Ryder as its leads. Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kinky
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Adjective
  • Some 40 of these bizarre, geochemically-active sub-Neptunes are currently being studied observationally.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • As a result of a bizarre last-minute decision, the nominees in two Emmys categories will be announced Tuesday morning on CBS nearly four hours ahead of the TV Academy’s official nominations announcement, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
    Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ali spends a good chunk of time confused by the strange words whirling around him.
    Christopher J. Yates July 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
  • Nevertheless, the combination of strange email address and unrecognizable link address is a very strong indicator that this email is fake and should be binned.
    Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Despite not being a purveyor of nail products, Selena Gomez has established herself as something of a finger chameleon (Too weird?
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 July 2025
  • The Rockies’ next head of baseball operations needs to come from outside their weird little world, but possess a feel for the challenges of building a winner at Coors Field.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • But a journalist and the comedian swapping professions for a day or two could be funny.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • Make funny faces, play peek-a-boo, take them for a walk around the neighborhood.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Sometimes leaders aren’t curious enough to ask what people really want.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • Schumacher feels the situation is heading in that direction and was thus curious about Russell's options.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • The ever-changing face of modern gin has birthed many styles to pique the palate of the gin aficionado—or anyone partial to the odd G&T.
    Camille Berry, Vogue, 15 July 2025
  • Depicted as short and animalistic in the comics, the tall, hunky Jackman seemed like an odd fit, but his interpretation of the retractable-clawed superhero is now definitive in mainstream popular culture.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • All defenses are determined by state law (with the exception of a loan made by a bank that is later taken over by the FDIC), and of course the various states have their own peculiar defenses to personal guarantees.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • These are only a couple of examples of the peculiar situation that many people have found themselves in across the country.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • China’s export growth has shown some resilience in recent months, even as the erratic U.S. tariff policies disrupted global trade.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 July 2025
  • The plane made erratic maneuvers and several mayday calls before disappearing, the report said.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025

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“Kinky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kinky. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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