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Recent Examples of curly
Born in 1928, the curly-haired cutie was launched into stardom with the release of the Fox studios feature film Stand Up and Cheer!
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Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2025
The suspect is described as a white man with brown, curly hair (short on the sides) and no facial hair.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Koko wears what appears to be a loose, curly perm with a wet finish.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025
Kardashian sported facial hair, curly black hair, and an electric blue jacket and leggings, while her daughter donned a salmon pink cardigan and black leggings — outfits that the brothers wore in videos posted over the summer.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2025
The suspect is described as a white man with brown, curly hair (short on the sides) and no facial hair.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Koko wears what appears to be a loose, curly perm with a wet finish.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025
Kardashian sported facial hair, curly black hair, and an electric blue jacket and leggings, while her daughter donned a salmon pink cardigan and black leggings — outfits that the brothers wore in videos posted over the summer.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curly
Adjective
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The best part of her outfit, though, was her voluminous curled ponytail.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The funky facial expressions as Shannon would go on and on about something wavy gravy and hippy drippy.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Amongst the crowd was Euphoria actress Maude Apatow, who starred in the opening promotional segment alongside Cynthia Erivo and wore her hair in an effortless wavy bob for the occasion.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Curly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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