curlicued

past tense of curlicue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicued
Verb
  • Perhaps, curled inside the turbulent virginal atmosphere, Helm dreams of being a storm, has a prophetic vision of destruction, feels a natural calling.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Yet the best goal of the night went to Rose Lavelle, whose volley from outside the box curled perfectly into the side netting to give the USWNT a 3-0 lead at the half.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • On Friday, Jay Staph of Just Baseball circled Toronto as a potential landing spot for Zac Gallen, the former All-Star and third-place Cy Young finisher who is coming off his worst season as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Up ahead, two men argued, their shouts and curses drowning out the hum of a helicopter that circled in the distance.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The style is striking, with wooden ceiling panels curved like rock formations and plenty of nods to the natural world in the form of stone, more wood and bronze.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • My typing finger is totally bent, totally curved, from all these books.
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Plans include two scenic overlooks of Leavenworth and arched blue railing to echo the current bridge.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The roof lifts up extra high to create a standing-height dwelling out of the Model 3's arched back, opening up a surprisingly roomy RV cabin that steps well beyond a rooftop tent.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But recently, the situation spiraled out of control.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
  • As the state’s housing crisis spiraled out of control, Democratic leaders began passing a variety of bills that addressed CEQA.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Among Franco’s other movies about worlds in turmoil is New Order, the 2020 Spanish language drama that portrayed a coup d’état in which the wealthy ruling class is replaced by a militarized regime, and which bowed in Venice.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The film, which bowed earlier this year at SXSW, marks the narrative feature directorial debut of Burunova, who also wrote the script and shares a producing credit.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since then, Congress is considering a bill to formalize the end of the penny and require transactions to be rounded to the nearest nickel.
    Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Joey Logano and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Curlicued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicued. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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