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Recent Examples of curlicue
Austin Fast, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Her riffs and curlicues drop off her like cherry blossoms.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
The cutwork curlicues, stars, and trees on the border of this runner definitely deliver the wow factor.
—Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
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Noun
One block away sits the Ottawa County Jail, a squat beige brick building framed by curlicues of razor wire.
—Austin Fast, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Her riffs and curlicues drop off her like cherry blossoms.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Verb
Outside, winding paths through gardens and woods lead to site-specific installations, like Eleven Minute Line, a land-art piece by Maya Lin that curlicues through a field of cows.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
The cutwork curlicues, stars, and trees on the border of this runner definitely deliver the wow factor.
—Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicue
Noun
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Because tight coils shrink and compress, density changes may be harder to notice at first.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The hybrid design features a whopping 5,500 premium pocket coils and three comfort layers of latex-foam.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Loop pile carpeting As the name suggests, loop pile carpeting is made of thick loops of yarn.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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What really sets this pillow a part from the rest are the Velcro straps on the back, designed to loop around a plane seat's headrest, helping to keep your head upright and take any pressure off your neck.—
Meaghan Kenny,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Shawkat, with her warm, amused eyes and her mop of curls, is a perfect carrier for Mae’s air of abjection, flopping around her bed like a horny, gloomy Raggedy Ann.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Hair type refers to your curl pattern.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Every cell in my body screamed yes, but my mind spiraled.—
Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The war continued to escalate on its 13th day as oil prices spiraled up again to $100 per barrel, and stocks sank worldwide over fears that the conflict could drag on longer than hoped.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the centers of active galaxies, huge amounts of matter swirl around a central supermassive black hole, forming a dense rotating disk.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Rex begonias are famous for their foliage, with certain types featuring a metallic sheen or mesmerizing swirl patterns.—
Derek Carwood,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To achieve the look, use a flatiron to gently curve the ends under before tucking behind your ears.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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In fact, topography made this impossible, and Costa had to curve one of the axes, resulting in the airplane shape that made his project famous.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nijman’s retirement was a surprising twist for the Panthers’ offensive line depth chart.—
Mike Kaye
March 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Other twists came in the form of California rolls (drizzled with truffle oil) and yellowtail tuna (diced and served in mini taco shells).—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There do not seem to be sharks circling.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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On the winning play, Kastelic pounced on a loose puck next to goalie Jeremy Swayman, circled behind his net and made a long pass to the Kings’ blue line and David Pastrnak, who in turned relayed it to Charlie McAvoy for the game-winning goal.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Curlicue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicue. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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