bendable

adjective

Definition of bendablenext
as in pliable

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Recent Examples of bendable Ideal for lash line and waterline, the creamy bendable formula comes in seven sultry shades for a perfect look anytime, no touch-ups needed. — ABC News, 16 June 2026 For hundreds less than competing flip phones, Motorola shells out a heavy dose of bendable fun. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026 Costco's 8-ft artificial tree comes with an organic spherical planter and bendable branches. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026 Because the rules are bendable; people get very rich in my country, very fast. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 The standard Alabama rig consists of five bendable wires connected to a weight. — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026 The bendable design accommodates any ceiling fan shape. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026 In 2021, Rice University scientists made an insulating corrosion-resistant sulfur–selenium alloy suited for electronics such as bendable phones. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026 Unlike traditional copper phone lines that transmit information as electrical signals, fiber-optic cables are tiny bendable strands of glass through which data is sent as photons — lasers emitting pulses of light — at far higher speed, using less energy. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bendable
  1. pliable
  2. pliant
  3. bendy
  4. ductile
  5. waxen
  6. supple
  7. willowy
  8. adaptable
Adjective
  • Although my pole reaches the branches, the wire at the end is too pliable and the branches too strong to be hooked and pulled down.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Woven structures can combine several materials into forms that are soft, pliable and customizable, creating prospective applications in wearables, biomedical devices and aerospace.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pliable
Adjective
  • Fernández’s theory is that Mark must have told the women the code to his safe in his pliant stupor.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In many ways, Trump is at the height of his power, surrounded by pliant leaders and able to count on a cohesive group of followers.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Definition of pliant
Adjective
  • The test forks were thin enough for home composting, though too bendy for stabbing a steak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Those other structures are covered in soft, bendy corals, sponges, marine plants and algae.
    — Alex Harris July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of bendy
Adjective
  • The utility has a subterranean network of some 4,600 miles of pipes under the city, including significant stretches of original cast and ductile iron — some dating back to the 1800s — which pose a risk of gas leaks that could lead to an explosion.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • In the early 1900s, GE’s William Coolidge helped make the breakthrough of using ductile tungsten as the filament in incandescent light bulbs.
    — Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of ductile
Adjective
  • Instead, the moss’s telltale sign of woe is its glum, grayish hue, a waxen appearance that comes from ferns and algae that have crept over it.
    — Sabrina Imbler, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
Definition of waxen
Adjective
  • At the same time, on a remote mountain in New Zealand, a little girl was running similar experiments, sublimating the language of cartoons into a supple personal vernacular.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Braised leeks hold their own against the supple quail leg, both absorbing the rich foie jus and allium romesco, and a little spark of kumquat.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of supple
Adjective
  • However, the primary reason for these willowy airfoils is entirely practical.
    — David Szondy August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cosmos Cosmos help create an ethereal-looking garden, thanks to their long, willowy stems and bright, fluffy blooms that come in dozens of vibrant colors, from rich chocolate cosmos to delicate ‘Apricotta’ tones.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
Definition of willowy
Adjective
  • The obvious comparison with Anthony Gordon has been made by pundits and there are parallels with the adaptable forward Newcastle sold to Barcelona in May for up to €80million.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Whether dressed up with a blazer or kept casual with a tank top, jorts are adaptable, which is a major part of their appeal.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of adaptable

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