pneumatic
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curvaceous (also curvacious), curvy, shapely
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Manufacturers often use pneumatic hoses, like vacuums, to move the pellets from place to place. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "Virgin plastic pellets are the biggest pollution disaster you’ve never heard of," 19 Aug. 2019 Also missing were air guns, an air compressor, pneumatic tools and used oil cans. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Illegally-tinted windows lead police to blunt and baggie: Brooklyn Police Blotter," 14 Aug. 2019 Other large office buildings also experimented with pneumatic solutions. — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, "Was E-mail a Mistake?," 6 Aug. 2019 Credit where credit is due, though: America invented the 3D-printable anal pneumatic base for psychophysiology research. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "The Strange Saga of the Butt Plug Turned Research Device," 11 July 2019 Using a machine for pneumatic compression is one form a treatment for the condition. — Christina Oehler, Health.com, "Wendy Williams Was Diagnosed With Lymphedema–Here's What That Means," 9 July 2019 The new test, which was developed by the NFL with its Canadian lab, Biokinetics, uses a pneumatic ram that slams into the helmet at 19.6 meters per second on six different locations, including one random spot. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "It took decades, but football helmet testing is becoming more sophisticated," 5 July 2019 There are mission control manuals 3 inches thick and canisters for pneumatic tubes. — David W. Brown, BostonGlobe.com, "NASA reopens Apollo Mission Control room that once landed men on moon," 29 June 2019 Some of the original carpet was found beneath the pneumatic tube station, which was still in place, and a carpet company was able to analyze the color and pattern to recreate it. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Apollo Mission Control Center restored to its former glory," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pneumatic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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