: 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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According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, the spotted lanternfly can cause damage, including oozing sap, wilting, leaf curling, and dieback to trees, crops, vines, and other plants.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Oh, and my favorite user-friendly feature: the curling rods have arrows that point in the direction your hair will curl.
—Summer Cartwright, StyleCaster, 11 Sep. 2024
The introduction of Ousmane Dembélé midway through the second half gave France a new attacking dimension, with the Paris Saint-Germain winger going close with a curling effort.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 July 2024
Three blasts on the huge curling goat horn echo through the cattail and cottonwood trees that line the bank at the intersection of Vache Grass Creek and the Arkansas River.
—Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Oh, and my favorite user-friendly feature: the curling rods have arrows that point in the direction your hair will curl.
—Summer Cartwright, StyleCaster, 11 Sep. 2024
The introduction of Ousmane Dembélé midway through the second half gave France a new attacking dimension, with the Paris Saint-Germain winger going close with a curling effort.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 July 2024
Three blasts on the huge curling goat horn echo through the cattail and cottonwood trees that line the bank at the intersection of Vache Grass Creek and the Arkansas River.
—Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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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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