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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
contort .
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It contorts and distorts history to turn our founding fathers into false idols whose words and views are as inerrant as their Bible.
Wayne Besen: Religious Right Using Abortion to Lure Black Voters to GOP Wayne Besen 2011
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For example, the definition on Wikipedia [...] contorts the meaning of [...]
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It contorts and distorts history to turn our founding fathers into false idols whose words and views are as inerrant as their Bible.
Wayne Besen: Religious Right Using Abortion to Lure Black Voters to GOP Wayne Besen 2011
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Hunter is towered over by the other two and contorts her face hilariously.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Beckett Funnier Than A Comedy About Gay Marriage? Yep! Michael Giltz 2011
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It contorts and distorts history to turn our founding fathers into false idols whose words and views are as inerrant as their Bible.
Wayne Besen: Religious Right Using Abortion to Lure Black Voters to GOP Wayne Besen 2011
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The hatred that contorts his face chills my blood.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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Equipped with an improved serve, a formidable return of serve and a body that coils and contorts in seemingly impossible ways, Mr. Djokovic followed up his success in Australia with wins in Indian Wells, Calif., and in Miami, where he defeated Mr. Nadal in consecutive finals.
The Next King of the Court? Tom Perrotta 2011
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The overwhelming majority of those strikes come when a player leaps and contorts his body to connect with a pass from a teammate that is too high, or behind, to be dealt with in a straightforward manner.
Eren Derdiyok Goal: Bicycle Kick Score For Bayer Leverkusen Striker Against VfL Wolfsburg (VIDEO) 2011
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Another contraction contorts my body, and the uncontrollable spasm wreaks havoc.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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Hunter is towered over by the other two and contorts her face hilariously.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Beckett Funnier Than A Comedy About Gay Marriage? Yep! Michael Giltz 2011
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