as in shapely
having a well-proportioned feminine figure
a movie star who is remembered mainly as a pneumatic sex symbol of the 1950s
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Recent Examples of pneumatic
This pneumatic layer jamming technology enables multi-environment locomotion on land and water by changing the robot’s flipper shape and stiffness to decrease the cost of transport.
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2025
Zeng Yaoguang works for a company that makes precision pneumatic tools, which were on display at the chip expo in Shenzhen.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
The system the engineers developed consists of a series of pneumatic tubes that deploy from a pressurized box on one side of a robotic arm, use air pressure to snake under or around a specific object, then rejoin the arm on the other side where they are clamped in place.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
In 1799, English mechanical engineer and inventor George Medhurst proposed moving goods through rectangular cast-iron pipes using air pressure, an early form of pneumatic transport.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2025
Zeng Yaoguang works for a company that makes precision pneumatic tools, which were on display at the chip expo in Shenzhen.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
The system the engineers developed consists of a series of pneumatic tubes that deploy from a pressurized box on one side of a robotic arm, use air pressure to snake under or around a specific object, then rejoin the arm on the other side where they are clamped in place.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
In 1799, English mechanical engineer and inventor George Medhurst proposed moving goods through rectangular cast-iron pipes using air pressure, an early form of pneumatic transport.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pneumatic
Adjective
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The bush is shapely, growing 3-4 feet tall, and does not produce rank growth.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2026
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Witch hazel matures into shapely shrubs that bloom annually.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Packed with multiple forms of hyaluronic acid, this milky lotion promises plump, glassy skin.—
Anita Bhagwandas,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Niacinamide helps brighten and even things out, while hyaluronic acid floods skin with hydration for a plump, fresh look.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Chef's Table at Sokasi Intimate dinners at Sokasi—the curvaceous bamboo pavilion perched above the rushing Ayung River at the Four Seasons in Sayan—are all about preserving the island's time-intensive culinary heritage.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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Plume-like cypress trees quiver along curvaceous paths, walled in rustic local sandstone and concrete.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Pneumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pneumatic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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