curlicuing

present participle of curlicue

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass wrote, directed and starred in this blood-curling 2014 film that follows a videographer who takes on a job for an eccentric client.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Seasonal activities are planned according to guest request and include curling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and ice skating on nearby Lake Placid.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, the 40-year-old 11-time world major marathon winner and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was with the lead pack coming off the Queensboro bridge at around the 17-mile mark before falling off slightly.
    Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Cover and reduce heat to low; simmer until broth is flavorful and meat is falling off the bones, 1 hour, 30 minutes to 2 hours.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But prior to the moon landing itself, NASA will send a crew of four Artemis 2 astronauts in 2026 on a 10-day mission circling our celestial neighbor.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • While rumors of an IPO had been circling for years, Covid and then unfavorable market conditions forced them to delay plans.
    Michal Lev-Ram, CNBC Contributor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The film follows seventeen-year-old Katie Thompson, a troubled teen spiralling after the tragic death of her younger brother – a loss that has left her not only emotionally scarred but also cursed with a disturbing ability to glimpse the world beyond the living.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But man, these guys are spiraling.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Dense dust lanes can be seen coiling around Andromeda's glowing galactic center, which is thought to house a supermassive black hole 140 million times more massive than our sun.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Democrats routed the Republican Party from high-profile governors’ races to obscure local contests Tuesday, sweeping statewide races in Virginia and New Jersey while electing New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Many of the Supreme Court justices, including those in the conservative majority, cast a skeptical eye on the sweeping duties as representatives for the administration and the petitioners made their cases over the course of more than three hours.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Cannes-bowing film, starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and set against the backdrop of political arrest in 1993 Nigeria, leads the pack of titles going into this year’s BIFA ceremony with 12 nominations, including best British independent film and director.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In Indiana, Republican Governor Mike Braun called a special legislative session for next Monday to weigh redistricting proposals in his state, bowing to a White House pressure campaign.
    Steve Gorman, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Curlicuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicuing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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