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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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Scientists still don't know why galaxies like this one take on this spiral shape, in part because of the sheer diversity of other examples.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
9 May 2025
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Round Houses One of Wright’s most famous designs is the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, notable for its spiral ramp and radical cylindrical shape.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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“Coiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coiled. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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