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curlicued

verb

past tense of curlicue
as in curled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicued
  1. curled
  2. coiled
  3. circled
  4. curved
  5. arched
  6. crooked
  7. spiraled
  8. bowed
Verb
  • The youngster was dispossessed but the ball fell to Mac Allister, who curled his effort into the top corner.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Bogusz settled a cross with his right foot at the corner of the 18-yard box, took a touch and curled a left-footed shot inside the far post.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of curled
Verb
  • For the past 860,000 years, its shell has coiled almost exclusively to the right.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The lights dangled from white beams, their power cables coiled and hanging like tails.
    — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of coiled
Verb
  • For the Connington family, it has been circled for much longer.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Survivors wheeled and circled above the wreckage for days, and injured birds straggling ashore were killed by Angelenos looking for a free meal.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of circled
Verb
  • The uppers dipped low at the sides, while the pump’s heel curved inward before widening slightly at its base.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The foreground object can warp the fabric of spacetime in such a way that the light's path is curved.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of curved
Verb
  • This is the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland, complete with turrets, arched windows and red stone walls.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In subsequent images, Sweeney arched her back while laying on a basketball on the ground, slung a wooden baseball bat over one shoulder, and covered her body with a silver hockey stick.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of arched
Verb
  • 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.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Her most unusual feature was her teeth, which were crooked in a way that reminded me of a spiral staircase.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of crooked
Verb
  • The government's counter-insurgency spiraled into sectarian violence.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The government’s counter-insurgency spiraled into sectarian violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of spiraled
Verb
  • Clancy’s father, seated in the second row directly behind his daughter, leaned forward and bowed his head.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Related Stories While onstage before his new film bowed on the first night of the serene Colorado festival, Haigh seemed faintly astonished to be there at all.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of bowed
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“Curlicued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicued. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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