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Recent Examples of curlicue
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
One block away sits the Ottawa County Jail, a squat beige brick building framed by curlicues of razor wire.
—Austin Fast, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
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Noun
The accessory was designed in a bright pink tone with a curlicue element on the crown of the piece.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
One block away sits the Ottawa County Jail, a squat beige brick building framed by curlicues of razor wire.
—Austin Fast, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicue
Noun
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Engineers then wrapped additional copper coils around the structure to create the ohmic-heating system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Mosquito coils are essentially rolls of incense infused with citronella that slowly release the scent to deter flying insects.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
Verb
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This allows the light to clear both filters, loop back, and gain power.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Don’t forget to loop in your allies!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The five-alarm fire currently stoked by Garrett Graham suggests that what women are really yearning for isn’t a brooding hockey stud with saturnine curls and complicated rage issues but a man who, at his core, seems to like and care about women.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Boutte’s only targets came courtesy of DeVito, who overshot him in the end zone and ripped a short curl-route completion to him in front of undrafted rookie corner Channing Canada.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The fifth inning had already begun to spiral on him.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Currently, the government allocates weekly subsidies to avoid passing on the rising cost of fuel to the population and prevent spiraling inflation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The swirl can be consuming, this vortex of trade rumors that has defined this Miami Heat offseason.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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On May 28, Megan walked in a cutout one-piece swimsuit with a halter neckline and a brown-and-white swirl pattern to close out the show for her swimwear label, Hot Girl Summer.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Verb
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South Side Walk A long stretch of the Outerbelt begins on the South Side, runs through Jackson Park, past Steelworkers Park, and over the Calumet River before curving southwest out of Chicago.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
12 June 2026
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Matter recommends deep purple Violetta and curving Shuko for their colorful, sculptural look.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Available in 16 summer-ready colors, the sweater top brings an elegant twist to your wardrobe with its dramatic sleeves, throwback boxy silhouette, and delicate ruffle detailing.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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Instead, a strong, supportive hand from Griffin, whose writing is in each episode, underscores how to gradually build a story without feeling like an unearned twist is around the corner.—
William Earl,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Verb
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That churning mix of confidence and doubt gives Sir Render a full-bodied dynamism that Navy Blue albums can sometimes lack, moving between moods instead of circling around a single frame of mind.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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Symptoms of prolonged deficiency include ventroflexion of the neck (bending the head toward the floor); mental dullness (confusion, lethargy, non-responsiveness, failing to interact, low energy); vision changes; wobbly walking, circling, or falling; seizures; and weakness and lethargy.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
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“Curlicue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicue. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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