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noun

variants also curlycue
Definition of curlicuenext
as in coil

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curlicue

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verb

as in to loop

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Recent Examples of curlicue
Noun
The walls are decked out with perceptive studies of the Mustang landscape by the American painter Robert Powell, a frequent visitor to the region, and by drapes and banners referencing the colorful cloud curlicues of Thangka scrolls. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026 So is an untitled stack of rugged bricks with a chunk of concrete suspended from a metal curlicue. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Outside, winding paths through gardens and woods lead to site-specific installations, like Eleven Minute Line, a land-art piece by Maya Lin that curlicues through a field of cows. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for curlicue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicue
  1. coil
  2. loop
  3. curl
  4. spiral
  5. swirl
  6. curve
  7. twist
  8. circle
Noun
  • This creates eddy currents, which increase the coils’ effective inductance, following Lenz’s law.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For a decade, hundreds of Black women and girls have gathered in Kansas City wearing curls, coils, locs, braids and Afros for an annual photograph intended to challenge narrow ideas about what beautiful hair is supposed to look like.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of coil
Verb
  • These chic open-toe sandals have thin spaghetti-style straps that loop around the ankle and lower foot.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Hopefully, Cruise would have the confidence to loop back to taking risks.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • In the video, Porizkova can be seen doing exercises such as hammer curls, cable pulls, deadlifts, pull-ups, lunges and others.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • As for glam, Chastain continued her new blond hairstyle streak with a slight side part and bouncy curls by stylist Renato Campora.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of curl
Verb
  • The government’s counterinsurgency spiraled into widespread violence in which hundreds of civilians — most of them Alawites — were killed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Emotions ran high at a Miami-Dade LA Fitness gym Wednesday, then turned violent when an argument over weights spiraled into a man being beaten with a dumbbell and chased around the facility, deputies say.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of spiral
Noun
  • Landfall is not necessarily where the strongest winds are, and the wider swirl of a storm can spread destruction across large areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Ocean-facing rooms have hot tubs built into the balconies and few things are more relaxing than watching the neon-pinky swirl of sunset from the tub, through the layer of jungle bush.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of swirl
Verb
  • Animators studied ostriches before feeding their digital movement curves into a six-axis mechanical rig carrying the performers.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The tangle of stubby points stood out like overgrown thumbs, and the down-curving prongs on either side of his head were at least a foot long.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of curve
Noun
  • While the collection draws inspiration from the brand’s past, elements have been retooled for a modern twist.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than doing a literal adaptation, the creators kept the book’s DNA and tweaked the ideas of evil, temptation and power with a contemporary twist.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of twist
Verb
  • Cosmic death The unnamed exoplanet was discovered circling the white dwarf HS 0209+0832, according to a study published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Surveillance video shows three vehicles circling the parking lot before a white Toyota Tacoma barrels through the storefront, shattering glass and sending employees running.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
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