: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle
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The natural rubber helps keep the mat in place, while also preventing the corners of the rug from curling.
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Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2025
While his curling effort carried some danger, Onana’s goalkeeping bore similarities to mistakes made in a disastrous outing away to Galatasaray last season.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spectated wheelchair basketball and curling matches.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Steve Buffington is an aficionado of curling, a sport that is a touchstone of Canadian culture and has a small band of devotees in Pittsburgh.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2025
While his curling effort carried some danger, Onana’s goalkeeping bore similarities to mistakes made in a disastrous outing away to Galatasaray last season.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spectated wheelchair basketball and curling matches.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Steve Buffington is an aficionado of curling, a sport that is a touchstone of Canadian culture and has a small band of devotees in Pittsburgh.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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curling
noun
curl·ing
ˈkər-liŋ 
: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle
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