as in coils
to follow a circular or spiral course
an inviting path for joggers curls around the reservoir
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Recent Examples of curls
Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Before each session, McDaniel invites clients to share their personal histories, and then McDaniel performs bodywork through touch as sage smoke curls in the air.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Apr. 2026
Throughout time, products containing silicone will dull and weigh down curls, so many curly hair shampoos are formulated without them.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
According to Secrest, hot rollers were made for big ringlet curls.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
The micro workouts included moves like rotini spiral planks, spaghetti curls and penne plié squats, along with star jacks, which were inspired by the new Protein+ star shape.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Earlier this week, she was seen filming with tight '80s curls.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Astronauts can use it to do weightlifting moves like squats, deadlifts and curls.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
At Laredo Taqueria, steam curls from a sizzling skillet as the aroma of jalapeño, cumin, and fresh lime mingles with the nutty scent of tortillas cooking nearby.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Before each session, McDaniel invites clients to share their personal histories, and then McDaniel performs bodywork through touch as sage smoke curls in the air.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Apr. 2026
Throughout time, products containing silicone will dull and weigh down curls, so many curly hair shampoos are formulated without them.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
According to Secrest, hot rollers were made for big ringlet curls.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
The micro workouts included moves like rotini spiral planks, spaghetti curls and penne plié squats, along with star jacks, which were inspired by the new Protein+ star shape.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Earlier this week, she was seen filming with tight '80s curls.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Astronauts can use it to do weightlifting moves like squats, deadlifts and curls.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curls
Noun
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Per photos shared by TMZ, the hair chameleon ditched her signature natural waves for the night out, instead styling her honey blonde lob in tight yet voluminous ringlets.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Apr. 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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Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The eye-catching structure is made up of rippling waves of floor-to-ceiling glass windows, giving the front-facing rooms semi-circle window nooks from which to take in the panoramic city views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some states weaponized vouchers to resist integration, and this scheme began making waves across the American South in the 1950s and ’60s.—
Erykah Nava,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Many travelers opt to take a four-wheeler down the Sand Highway, a one-way trail into a canyon on the boundary of the dunes, or on the South Boundary Trail, which winds along the eastern side of the main dune area.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Apr. 2026
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The rooms With curvaceous walls, built in fast-growing Indonesian bamboo, split-level villas with a spiral staircase that winds seashell-like between a ground-floor lounge and upstairs living quarters have the grounding feel of being wrapped in a tropical bamboo forest.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Should five of these eight hear their names called on top of the five locks, UM would have double-digit draftees for the first time since 2002 when 11 Hurricanes players were selected.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Note the control and tightness of the hatched lines on the cheek, and the way the mark loosens with the locks of hair right next to it, like wind rushing around a building.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Designed by renowned architect Peter Zumthor, the sculptural design is a 900-foot-long, horizontal, glass and concrete structure that curves and stretches along Hancock Park and across Wilshire Boulevard.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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In another panel, a man and child walk away from the town along a railroad track that curves up and to the left, and then disappears.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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