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- adjective Shaped like the letter "U"; bent such that the two ends are parallel.
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Examples
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Interestingly, people at both poles of the religious spectrum are more likely to vote than people in the center, so this pattern is U-shaped, but the U is lopsided, since turnout is higher among the highly and moderately religious than among the highly and moderately secular.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Courtesy of the owner The fully equipped kitchen was renovated to remove a center island and create a U-shaped countertop with a breakfast bar, said Ms. Chung.
Home on the Harbour 2011
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Michal Czerwonka for The Wall Street Journal The U-shaped house surrounds and opens up to an outdoor space with a pool and spa screened by bamboo; a waterfall masks the faint sounds of distant traffic.
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Such a palace is always a U-shaped, lavish, monumental building, also known as a tecpan.
The Tecpan of Ocomo: largest indigenous palace in Mesoamerica 2009
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The U-shaped house surrounds and opens up to an outdoor space with a pool and spa screened by bamboo; a waterfall masks the faint sounds of distant traffic.
Obsessive-Compulsive Design Juliet Chung 2011
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Lights flickered on a U-shaped control board, a speaker crackled with static.
The Stainless Steel Rat Returns – Chapter 3 « Official Harry Harrison News Blog 2009
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The observed U-shaped pattern indicates that northern and southern populations in the eastern Pacific are genetically continuous, while those in the west have diverged.
Think Progress » Drilling Is Not The Solution To Create Jobs And Reduce Reliance On Foreign Oil 2010
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While the company expects "generally favorable" market conditions for the remainder of the year, Chief Financial Officer Linda Huber said revenue could be "U-shaped" as some debt issuance may have pushed forward into the first quarter.
Moody's Tops Profit Forecasts, Shares Rally Melissa Korn 2011
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Lights flickered on a U-shaped control board, a speaker crackled with static.
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We were sitting in the U-shaped booth in the kitchen, my mother feeding my brother warm cereal from a bowl as I chewed on a piece of toast.
Dirty Secret Jessie Sholl 2011
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