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  • noun Plural form of meander.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of meander.

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Examples

  • The recollections of DSE fighter Diamando Grizona reflect the inconsistencies and contradictions of DSE life for women, as she meanders from the memory of the 'brutal equality' of 'women fighting just like men' or 'being thrust into battle and sacrificed alongside the men' to the observation that '... during serious operations they left the women behind and took men so that they would move more easily' (in Boutzouvi-Bania, 1993: 204).

    Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008

  • Let’s not forget the Great Falls in Paterson, just 12 miles west of the George Washington Bridge, a natural wonder that meanders from a gentle flow to a turbulent rash of water depending on the season and the recent rain fall.

    New York City Waterfalls: Reader Photos - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Valleys aggraded with fine waste form well-nigh level plains over which streams wind from side to side of a direct course in symmetric bends known as meanders, from the name of a winding river of Asia Minor.

    The Elements of Geology William Harmon Norton 1900

  • In fact, it's kind of meanders a little bit, into Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

    CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2008 2008

  • You will notice it kind of meanders back into the Bahamas and south of that point, almost toward the strait of Florida with winds dropping to around 25 miles per hour as we get into Thursday.

    CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2008 2008

  • My character is a compulsive liar and I bring these girls up to this weekend getaway and I claim it´s my house, and I just spew all these lies and it kind of meanders and doesn´t really go that much of anywhere.

    Buzzine » Chloe Sevigny Interview 2007

  • I'll admit that it's loosely plotted James Reasoner says the plot "meanders," and I can't argue with that, but the narrative voice was so engaging and seductive that I was caught on the very first page.

    Archive 2006-10-15 Bill Crider 2006

  • I'll admit that it's loosely plotted James Reasoner says the plot "meanders," and I can't argue with that, but the narrative voice was so engaging and seductive that I was caught on the very first page.

    The Last Match -- David Dodge Bill Crider 2006

  • I am pretty sure they meant the pen to be an infiltration tool but there are times when it kind of meanders into the realm of cosplay.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • It's set back a good hundred yards from the road, and the driveway kind of meanders through the trees and undergrowth.

    WOLves 2009

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