Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicued
Verb
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Then, in the final seconds of stoppage time, Gio Reyna, who’d come on as a substitute, curled a gorgeous shot off the outside of his boot into the goal.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026 -
Nicks on the edge or stiffened, curled rubber will leave streaks.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Cottonmouths can be spotted swimming in the water, coiled on the bank, or in vegetation along the shore.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
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Their hair was held back in a low bun and coiled in exactly the same way, and their blue eyes were darkly lined, that intensity counteracted with their matching rosy lip look.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
23 May 2026
Verb
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The baseball traveled over the left-field wall and Perez circled the bases for the 313th time in his illustrious career.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Burnham has circled a potential seat near Manchester for months.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Mechanical design shift Traditional stellarators require complex, curved three-dimensional magnetic coils to contain plasma.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Map an Outline A cut lawn edge can be curved or straight.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
Verb
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And the floor at the top is gently arched, which is pretty cool.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
31 May 2026
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Iceland emerged much later when a plume of unusually hot mantle rock arched the ridge up above the gathering waves.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 May 2026
Verb
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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.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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When other players noticed the rim was crooked, the Spurs' Jeremy Sochan jumped up and hung on it to try to straighten it out.—
Matt Young,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Of course, things spiraled out of control soon thereafter.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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The past year may resemble a circle in US-Iranian relations back to the same place, but the trajectory has spiraled downward, for the US and the region as a whole.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The family formed a circle, joined hands and bowed their heads as Joseph intoned a prayer for his son’s safety.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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The film bowed at the 2024 Palm Springs Film Festival and was released by Lionsgate, with Point Grey and Mary-Margaret Kunze producing.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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“Curlicued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicued. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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