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
Rachel Scharf, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2025
For her hair, Giannetos leaned into the striking shapes of couture dressing, with high-volume curls brushed out and styled into a deep side part.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
To prevent it from shifting, use a rug pad or corner grippers that secure it in place and stop the corners from curling.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Lorde and Charli ended the duet together, joyously dancing and swinging their admittedly very similar long, dark curls in a moment of intense catharsis for both the artists and their raucous fans.
—Rachel Scharf, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2025
For her hair, Giannetos leaned into the striking shapes of couture dressing, with high-volume curls brushed out and styled into a deep side part.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
And behind the closed door, after the party is over, I am curled in a ball trying to will myself into normalcy again.
—Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
To prevent it from shifting, use a rug pad or corner grippers that secure it in place and stop the corners from curling.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curl
Noun
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Another wave of migration occurred around 2500 BCE.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Terahertz waves are hard to tame.—
Meghie Rodrigues,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Anyway, because of the *slightly* complex situation with the aneurysm (nothing bad, just not typical), it wasn’t coiled that weekend.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kardashian shared images on Instagram of herself sporting the blonde locks, yellow plaid skirt and blazer and white knee-high socks worn by Alicia Silverstone's character, Cher, in the iconic 1995 movie.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Think of it like putting a lock on your front door.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bessent suggested Monday that the US may be in position to wind back its interventions.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Missourians love their Katy Trail State Park, the former railroad track turned pancake-flat trail stretches some 240 miles across the state, skirting the river, winding through farmlands, and passing through other small towns.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The bowl diffuser features aluminum plates that heat up to expedite your dry time, and the comb attachment helps detangle without flattening out your ringlets.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Princess Kate wore her long locks in cascading curls, and in a rare PDA snap of her and William, captured from the back, gave a full look at the romantic ringlets.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But on closer inspection, modern details emerge—the flush sundeck a top the boat, curved windows on the main deck and helm area, and, almost impossibly, a fold-out beach club at the stern.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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The ethereal structure comprises 297 stainless steel panels that had to be carefully fitted together and integrated with the curving staircases, whose wood elements evoke a ship’s deck.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For some, that meant intentional frizz, others got a wave, or treatment that looked like clay to mimic life of Arrakis—Strong Hold Texturizing Hair Spray needed to keep it all in place.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Airwrap Diffuse now features a wide-tooth comb, a new diffuser, and a round volumizing brush for good measure — here to lengthen your curls, reduce their overall frizz, and boost your mane’s fullness, respectively.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fan theories have swirled online about Byler, and not just in Schnapp’s comment section, but in discussion forums like Reddit.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Here, much to the amazement of onlookers, sacrificial animals such as bulls would drop dead after breathing in noxious carbon dioxide fumes swirling up from below.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Curl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curl. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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