as in to coil
to follow a circular or spiral course
an inviting path for joggers curls around the reservoir
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Recent Examples of curl
Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
Sweeping slightly melts and smooths the ice, reducing friction so that the stone travels farther and curls less.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
But personal ethics hit differently in the world of curling, where honesty is enforced as much by a sense of community and honor as any official referee or rulebook.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
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Noun
These alternative equations are engineered to produce digital atmospheric currents that bend and curl in the ways that a truly cloudy model would.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
Sweeping slightly melts and smooths the ice, reducing friction so that the stone travels farther and curls less.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Smooth out the sheet and allow the corners and edges to curl inward on all sides.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
But personal ethics hit differently in the world of curling, where honesty is enforced as much by a sense of community and honor as any official referee or rulebook.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curl
Noun
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Understanding those waves, and being able to use Einstein’s relativity to account for the arrival time differences at different locations, is key to pinpointing where those gravitational wave signals originate from.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Dome is a quiet spot for reading and wave-watching during the day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sula’s head rested on her arm, an undone braid coiled around her wrist.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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In 2017 Dikansh Parmar of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change in Germany, rescued an Indian cobra (Naja naja) coiled around a train’s window bars that was hissing and, understandably, frightening passengers.—
Richard Kemeny,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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As its name suggests, the Nivea cream contains the hero ingredient cocoa butter to deeply moisturize your skin and lock in hydration for days at a time.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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Buckley appears to be the closest thing to a near-lock in any acting race.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Spend a half-day winding through the trails, then take a gander at the Gothic church nearby, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart—Jersey’s version of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.—
Jessica Sulima,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The dispute wound through the courts after Murphy issued a preliminary injunction in April.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Princess of Wales, who was accompanied by her husband Prince William, embraced retro ringlets à la Sarah Jessica Parker or Julia Roberts.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Chopped with face-framing curtain bangs and curled into small (almost Shirley Temple-sized) ringlets, the singer’s hair is clearly a reference to her look from the song’s energetic music video.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My biggest tip is to hold the barrel horizontally, with the airflow directed downward, so the ends curve under into that soft, bouncy finish.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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The two-story apartment house, with pink stripes that race around the facade of pink keystone and white stucco, curves around an immaculate courtyard dominated by a date palm and strangler fig tree.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Just make sure to work in a hair oil to keep frizz at bay and shine maximized.—
Krista Carter,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Adding a touch of product to eliminate frizz can help perfect this look.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Conspiracy theories, especially on the right, have swirled for years around the Clintons and their connections to Epstein and Maxwell, who argues she was wrongfully convicted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bonta’s move from the deep-blue state of California adds to the political backdrop swirling around big business, particularly Big Media at a time when President Trump himself regularly bashes mainstream entertainment and news outlets.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Curl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curl. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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