as in flexible
able to bend easily without breaking
the kids love to use bendy straws
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Recent Examples of bendy
Gummy, bendy, jelly products are in for 2026.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Even though one model is rigid and the other is bendy, both showed similar trends in how water changes with pressure, and those trends matched what experiments found.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
At the time, the character was 17 and owed his bendy superpowers to eating a mythical fruit.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Flex—which has bendy dividers and comes with a little snack/condiment container.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Even though one model is rigid and the other is bendy, both showed similar trends in how water changes with pressure, and those trends matched what experiments found.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
At the time, the character was 17 and owed his bendy superpowers to eating a mythical fruit.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Flex—which has bendy dividers and comes with a little snack/condiment container.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bendy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bendy
Adjective
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All rooms will have a 65-inch flat-screen television, in-room safe, a Nespresso machine, Le Labo bath amenities, flexible seating options, and floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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Now, the venue features a Main Stage, a Black Box Theater, a recording studio space, and flexible community areas for holding multiple simultaneous events.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After a bit of back-and-forth, one of the crew members grabbed a plastic bag and handed it to a tall, radiantly handsome Canadian actor named Marc.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Avoid sealing them tightly in plastic bags, which can trap moisture.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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Nikki is tall, pierced, and punk rock; her pink hair is shaved down the sides and forms a floppy mohawk up top.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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Prune branches that are too floppy to maintain form and height.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Bendy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bendy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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