curlicues 1 of 2

variants also curlycues
plural of curlicue

curlicues

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of curlicue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicues
Noun
  • For her glam, the media mogul wore long, cascading curls that fell past her shoulders.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Her signature brunette curls cascade over a cozy gray hoodie as morning light peeks through the window.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As if lying there playing dead while gradient coils conjure an otherworldly racket that best mimics a mashup of jackhammers and Philip Glass were an admirable skill.
    Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • How the technology works Dynamic induction charging works by embedding coils beneath the road surface that can energize a magnetic field.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Russell, for her part, can match Sewell’s intensity without uttering a word, as in a scene where Kate silently unpins her hair while Hal spirals out over Grace’s VP offer.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The thriller centers on Yura Ivalu (Lambe), an ambitious Inuk multimedia artist who spirals out of control when an estranged childhood friend, Sesi Ilupaalik, played by Qaunaq, resurfaces.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Yet, as Team Ellison circles, the quick-footed WBD CEO supposedly has attracted the interest of Amazon and Netflix as potential buyers – or at least that’s the word on Warner Boulevard.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The route circles the Yucatán and connects the peninsula to the neighboring states of Chiapas and Tabasco.
    Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Charged particles originating from the corona surge into the gap but are soon snared by two great magnetic loops—the Van Allen Radiation Belts—that usually keep them from Earth’s surface.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • That's how solar rain forms in loops that are suddenly heated, like during flares.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • It's got a wicked 27-inch QHD screen that curves perfectly around your eyeballs, which feels like your games are wrapping you up.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bowl diffuser features aluminum plates that heat up to expedite your dry time, and the comb attachment helps detangle without flattening out your ringlets.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Princess Kate wore her long locks in cascading curls, and in a rare PDA snap of her and William, captured from the back, gave a full look at the romantic ringlets.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The live-action film starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes and Idris Elba bows June 5, distributed by Amazon MGM Studios.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Harbour is set to bring a close to his Jim Hopper character, which has earned him a pair of Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nom, as the final season Stranger Things bows later this year.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Curlicues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicues. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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