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Recent Examples of curlicue
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The handmade paper curlicues and delicate snowflakes from our 1997 issue add a playful touch to this ultra-cozy living room, where a lush mix of greenery and vibrant red accents create a festive atmosphere.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
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
Set in the 1950s Midwest, Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams brought a winning, working-girl bonhomie to the bachelorette lifestyle — and put a mark on TV wardrobes with their signature sweaters bearing curlicue initials.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
The handmade paper curlicues and delicate snowflakes from our 1997 issue add a playful touch to this ultra-cozy living room, where a lush mix of greenery and vibrant red accents create a festive atmosphere.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
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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Designed to revive curls after heat or prolonged protective styles, this formula helps coils spring back into shape.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
21 Aug. 2025
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In the early 1930s, the English automotive engineer George Carwardine came up with a mechanism featuring tightly wound coils of wire that could suspend objects in space.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This past Wednesday, Stewart looped around on a stunt and lost his footing, falling into Joe Burrow’s leg, stealing the air from everyone watching and the chill from offensive linemen flying over to fight him.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Joaquin looped in the Bahamas in late September and early October of 2015, and then traveled northeast.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hong Kong rises in a dazzling vertical rhythm—where sleek towers pierce the sky as incense curls from temple courtyards.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Other moments in the carousel showed Sweeney's hair in varying states, from straighter bangs and looser curls, to teased with voluminous waves.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The grand wood staircase spirals up to the bedrooms on the top two floors, where there are some scenic river views that make up for possibly having ghosts as your housemates.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
21 Aug. 2025
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Strategists would be well served to anticipate and stress-test their options, as complex systems often spiral into something no one saw coming.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But when temptation stirs and hearts wander, the whole town gets caught up in a swirl of romance, mischief, and melody.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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Weapon art: Call regretful visages in a swirl of smoke.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Dozens of storms have traveled north offshore, often curving completely away from the coast without making landfall in the mainland United States or in Canada, but some leave damage in their wakes, in the form of erosion, coastal flooding and even deaths from rough seas.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her blonde locks were styled into tight barrel curls, while her bangs curved outward to the sides of her face.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Classic American specialties with Native American twists at Bluff Dwellings Resort. 2625 S. U.S. 191, Bluff, Utah.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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In yet another evolutionary twist, the drones are now dropping mines on Ukrainian highways on their way to attack targets.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Every opponent will be circling him on their game plan, knowing one big run could swing the momentum.—
Cecil Merkerson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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By 2030, some 100,000 satellites could circle the planet, disrupting radio astronomy observations not hundreds of times per day but thousands.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Curlicue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicue. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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