curlicued

past tense of curlicue

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicued
Verb
  • The life-size Buddy wears curled-up black shoes, yellow tights, a green shirt and a green hat.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • After a slow start from both teams, Arsenal came alive in the ninth minute when Saka cut inside and curled a shot just over the crossbar.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Police fanned out downtown, launching a massive search for the gunman behind the double homicide while a helicopter circled overhead, broadcasting the suspect’s description.
    Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The heat hit hard and the men and the boys, who had been on foot for months, blended in with scrub brush and cactus, keeping an eye on the cartel gunmen camped on a ridge beneath a blue sky where vultures circled.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • This revival of the longest-running entertainment program on Dutch television bowed on the Netherlands’ RTL in 2024, scoring the country’s best new launch since 2018.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
  • This revival of the longest-running entertainment program on Dutch television bowed on the Netherlands’ RTL in 2024, scoring the country’s best new launch since 2018.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The Yankees were swept in the series, 4-0.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Julie Le Roux As Hurricane Helene swept through McDowell County in western North Carolina, John Norwood and his fiancé Julie Le Roux had sought refuge at a neighbor’s home.
    Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Curlicued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicued. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

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