as in curled
to follow a circular or spiral course
a vine coiling around a pillar
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Verb
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The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025 -
The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
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These ears are actually distorted spiral arms that were likely given their shape from a combination of wind pushing on the gas and the rotation of the galaxy itself, according to the researchers.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
13 June 2025
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The spiral theory helps to illuminate the dynamics of our solar system, according to Faherty.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
10 June 2025
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“Coiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coiled. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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