Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicued
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That translated to a trail of smoke curled around notes of salt, neroli, ginger lily, and citrus.
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With her ends flipped and her top layers curled and hairsprayed in place, the aesthetic harked back to the poodle bob trend popularized in the 1940s.
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These coiled, shelled relatives of squid and octopuses were abundant predators, hunting in the same waters as fish, turtles, sharks and extinct marine reptiles called plesiosaurs.
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Cottonmouths can be spotted swimming in the water, coiled on the bank, or in vegetation along the shore.
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The Delta pilots circled the airport, in a procedure called a go-around, before landing safely on their second attempt.
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Caglianone circled the bases for the sixth time in his last five games.
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Prep with a lightweight blowout cream and use a large round brush to create lift at the roots while keeping the ends smooth and softly curved.
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When light from a background source passes through this warping of space, its path is curved.
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And the floor at the top is gently arched, which is pretty cool.
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Iceland emerged much later when a plume of unusually hot mantle rock arched the ridge up above the gathering waves.
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Two days after the Knicks were booed frequently while trailing by 30 points in the first half of their 114-97 loss to Dallas, the scoreboard was crooked in their favor.
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Her most unusual feature was her teeth, which were crooked in a way that reminded me of a spiral staircase.
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The pilot managed to release his seat restraints, open a cargo door, deploy his emergency parachute and jump as the plane spiraled into a field, the report said.
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Of course, things spiraled out of control soon thereafter.
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Cameras were poised at every side of AJ Dybantsa’s table, where the Brigham Young forward sat with his elbows resting on his knees and head bowed.
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His supporters rewarded him with a landslide victory, then held their tongues as the Conservative leader bowed to rancorous calls to resign amid the Partygate scandal after three years in office.
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“Curlicued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicued. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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