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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicue
Noun
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These responsive coils help with body contouring (how the bed forms around your body) and reduce motion transfer.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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On the thermal side, flat-wire coils and cooling fins reduce energy losses and help the motor hold its peak output longer on brutal climbs, rather than quietly throttling back when things get hot.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 10,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If everything checks out, the service module’s main engine will fire Thursday evening to send the crew on a trajectory that will loop them around the Moon.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Rather, Orion will loop around the moon's far side this evening in a history-making flyby.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The micro workouts included moves like rotini spiral planks, spaghetti curls and penne plié squats, along with star jacks, which were inspired by the new Protein+ star shape.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this week, she was seen filming with tight '80s curls.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While Lindsay and Josh spiral down the dark abscesses of their own selfishness, the chairwoman embarks on her own damage control.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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From there, the fallout spreads quickly, spiraling into manipulation, resentment and power plays that ripple throughout the workplace.—
Ryan Brennan
April 16,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Romantic Tour is a lavish spectacle that is buffed to perfection, with every light swirl and confetti drop precisely calibrated.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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These red velvet cupcakes taste like they’re made from scratch, with a tender buttermilk cocoa crumb and a thick swirl of cream cheese frosting.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In another panel, a man and child walk away from the town along a railroad track that curves up and to the left, and then disappears.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Tianjin tower is recognizable for its softly curving glass walls that reduce exposure to wind, sun, and moisture.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta Located within walking distance of the Peachtree train station, Georgia Aquarium, and Centennial Olympic Park, The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta gives classic luxury a contemporary twist.—
Ellie Nan Storck,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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Even in the harshest descriptions of the violence and almost unbelievably cruel twists of fate that Yarris endured (the DNA testing keeps getting accidentally mucked up), Brody lends him a vital indomitable spark.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Officers flooded the area Wednesday night, with patrol cars lining the roadways and a police helicopter circling the park overhead.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But doing things the easy way has been unbecoming of the Ducks, who fell behind by two goals, circled the wagons to force overtime but then stumbled in the bonus session, 4-3, off Marco Rossi’s OT winner.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Curlicue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicue. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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