1
as in pulls
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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as in curls
to follow a circular or spiral course
the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill
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So, say some small-time businessmen hire a truck through a dispatcher, the truck drives up to a field, and there, along the perimeter, a forklift crane pulls the pipe up from the sand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026 -
If Cloudflare pulls its support, the IOC likely has a backup plan.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The show’s biggest laugh may come when Testa pries open Costanzo’s mouth and pronounces just how many performances of Norma Galas has left.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Nov. 2025
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Unlike the older strip method (which required cutting a band of scalp from the back of the head and left a prominent linear scar), FUE extracts individual follicles through tiny circular incisions.—
Matthew Kayser,
Ascend Agency,
16 Jan. 2026
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Workiva, focused on financial reporting and compliance, extracts terms and clauses from documents and grounds analysis in company-specific context.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Across two days, visitors can follow the Historic Hills Scenic Byway, which winds across southeast and south central Iowa.—
Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
17 Jan. 2026
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Preliminary work already is underway at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County for an $18 million project that will include the first major improvements in three decades to a 13-mile trail system that winds through sandstone canyons and bluffs along the Illinois River.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Corkscrews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corkscrews. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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