as in curled
forming or styled into loops the boy's naturally curly locks

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Recent Examples of curly Their onion rings and curly fries are also not to be missed. Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025 The mom of two looked fresh-faced and let her hair stay loose and curly. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2025 From Taylor Russell channeling Whitney Houston’s curly cut to Tracee Ellis Ross’s pretzeled chignon, the final leg of fashion month has now been marked as the moment for achievable, yet statement coifs. Essence, 3 Oct. 2025 The brown eyed, curly-haired child is playing with Play-Doh in the family photograph. Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curly
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  • The best part of her outfit, though, was her voluminous curled ponytail.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • This is also fantastic with wavy potato chips and pretzel sticks.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Stewart stepped out with choppy baby bangs and wavy, shoulder-length hair in her natural shade of brunette that harkens back to her Twilight days.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Curly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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