Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curr
Verb
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As many viewers cooed over the dogs' tranquil moment, others began asking logistical questions about flying with pets.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025 -
Our voices echoed up while, on the roof, pigeons cooed.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Stir frequently until the hissing subsides and the butter smells toasted and is speckled brown, 3 to 5 minutes.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Loud booms caused by fireworks tend to have cracking, hissing or whistling noises, along with sporadic overlapping sounds.—
Eleanor Nash
July 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Along the coast, the Curonian Spit unfurls like a ribbon—golden dunes shifting under languid winds and pine forests whispering above the sea.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Nine-year-old Cole Morris cowered in between his grandfather and seven of their family members, whispering prayers as rising floodwaters lapped furiously at the stairs of their attic.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Masters sighed and readjusted himself in his seat before answering.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Her supervisor sighed, angling his chair away from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Curr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curr. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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