Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicues
Noun
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But tighter curls and coils can benefit from this product, too.—
Eden Stuart,
Glamour,
5 Mar. 2026 -
After several years of bleach blonde, Ariana Grande showed her natural curls in a video posted on Wednesday.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The benchtop device is designed to replicate the movement of the EV’s receiving unit over the charger’s transmitter coils.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Rizos Curls embraces and celebrates the beauty of curls, coils and waves everywhere.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Inspired by true events, The Exiles will tell the story of a desperate Westerner who pursues greener pastures in Asia, instead finding greed, rivalry and ego that ultimately spirals into a shocking murder.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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That is, at least until life spirals you into the next higher tier of the lesson.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Charles then circles around the cruiser and onto a sidewalk, which puts a barrier of snow between him and Jones, who can be seen standing in the street.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the camera circles the car, two other portions of Kennedy’s speech play in the background.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Smelly foods, public bathrooms, and hotel gyms are no match for these clip-on aromatherapy loops.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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These contraceptive methods work by mimicking the body’s natural feedback loops to reduce spermatogenesis.—
Kenneth H. Mayer,
STAT,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The shoreline curves directly in front of the Anse Chastanet Resort, but non-guests can access via water taxi or a narrow mountain road from Soufrière.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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The two-story apartment house, with pink stripes that race around the facade of pink keystone and white stucco, curves around an immaculate courtyard dominated by a date palm and strangler fig tree.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Princess of Wales, who was accompanied by her husband Prince William, embraced retro ringlets à la Sarah Jessica Parker or Julia Roberts.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Chopped with face-framing curtain bangs and curled into small (almost Shirley Temple-sized) ringlets, the singer’s hair is clearly a reference to her look from the song’s energetic music video.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The film bows in Berlin’s Perspectives section.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Inside, surrounded by butter lamps and intricate iconography, even my skeptical husband bows before the Buddha.—
Shunali Khullar Shroff,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Nov. 2025
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“Curlicues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicues. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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