1
as in to pull
to draw out by force or with effort
practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness
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2
as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill
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Recent Examples of corkscrew
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
She's also had some major vacation beauty moments too, most notably when she was spotted outside Catch Steak rocking her nostalgic corkscrew curls.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
For dinner, choose the soon-to-open French bistro Petit Trois from chef Ludo Lefebvre, or opt for casual comfort (burgers, Jidori chicken Milanese, corkscrew fries) at the convivial, all-day restaurant.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Think of it like a microscopic corkscrew funnel: very easy to enter, but almost impossible to get back out of.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
She's also had some major vacation beauty moments too, most notably when she was spotted outside Catch Steak rocking her nostalgic corkscrew curls.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
Above ground, corkscrew plants produce small green leaves and delicate flowers.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
For dinner, choose the soon-to-open French bistro Petit Trois from chef Ludo Lefebvre, or opt for casual comfort (burgers, Jidori chicken Milanese, corkscrew fries) at the convivial, all-day restaurant.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corkscrew
Adjective
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This particular view of our host galaxy doesn't look directly towards the core, but rather into one of its spiral arms, where countless deep-space objects areshining against the blackness of space.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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When Radu steals €18,000 from Pavel’s office, relationships and ambitions spiral out of control.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the next morning, the equipment had to be pulled.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Many Democrats are pulling endorsements and demanding Swalwell exit the race.—
Diana Paulsen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her lips were lightly blurred (as is the contemporary trend) and brown-nude, while eyeshadow was kept light, and lashes delicately curled.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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Kimmell gained the Ducks’ zone, faking a slap shot and then curling back toward the blue line to find a trailing Haula.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By now, the mind-altering powers coiled in these devices are evident.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Overnight, the smoke coiled upward and gave way to acid rain that stained the city black.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The money set aside to cover its share stands at almost three times the profit extracted from the UK auto finance unit over more than a decade, underscoring the severity of the capital drag.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Regardless of how the capsule lands, five giant airbags will be inflated with helium at the top of the capsule to help keep it upright as recovery crews work to secure the spacecraft and prepare to extract the astronauts.—
Tom Costello,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The path from Spanish duo to global phenomenon is a winding one.—
Ryan Brennan
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Brzustewicz was a star in minor hockey growing up who really returned to that form in his final year of junior after a bit of a winding road.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ten miles away, members of the Navy's SEAL Team Six plucked the missing weapons system officer from the mountainside.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member who hid deep in the mountains as Tehran called for Iranians to help capture him.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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In another panel, a man and child walk away from the town along a railroad track that curves up and to the left, and then disappears.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Tianjin tower is recognizable for its softly curving glass walls that reduce exposure to wind, sun, and moisture.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Corkscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corkscrew. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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