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vowed to curry the hide of the person who stole his wallet
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Recent Examples of curried
The result is a silky, lightly curried summer squash soup that’s just as good warm as it is chilled.
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 May 2026
Dishes like curried chicken over basmati rice, or the award-winning shrimp dasheene with local peppers, embrace the island’s penchant for fiery aromatics, while the dasheene and coconut soup manages to be both earthy and refreshing all at once.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
Feast on fresh lobster, curried chicken, and stewed conch, among other island favorites, and wash it all down with a Carib at sunset at this still-secret, locals-only spot.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Two of the more interesting items from the savory tier include a delicate few bites of salmon rillette on a miso brown butter crisp, and curried chicken salad tarts topped with cherry gelée.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Our recipes offer choices for every flavor preference—hot and spicy, cheesy, Cajun, curried, tropical, or honey-mustard.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 14 Jan. 2026
For a taste of the Caribbean, head to Kingston Kitchen at the Village Inn, where chef Shawn Fearon serves the flavors of his native Jamaica—oxtail, jerk chicken, ackee and saltfish, curried goat, and the best whitefish sandwich on the island.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Another option is to sample the king fish platter — curried, stewed, or fried.
—Loán Lake, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 May 2026
Dishes like curried chicken over basmati rice, or the award-winning shrimp dasheene with local peppers, embrace the island’s penchant for fiery aromatics, while the dasheene and coconut soup manages to be both earthy and refreshing all at once.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
Feast on fresh lobster, curried chicken, and stewed conch, among other island favorites, and wash it all down with a Carib at sunset at this still-secret, locals-only spot.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Two of the more interesting items from the savory tier include a delicate few bites of salmon rillette on a miso brown butter crisp, and curried chicken salad tarts topped with cherry gelée.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Our recipes offer choices for every flavor preference—hot and spicy, cheesy, Cajun, curried, tropical, or honey-mustard.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 14 Jan. 2026
For a taste of the Caribbean, head to Kingston Kitchen at the Village Inn, where chef Shawn Fearon serves the flavors of his native Jamaica—oxtail, jerk chicken, ackee and saltfish, curried goat, and the best whitefish sandwich on the island.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Another option is to sample the king fish platter — curried, stewed, or fried.
—Loán Lake, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curried
Verb
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In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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The combination of sugar snap peas and whipped tofu with a sizzling oil drizzle is a meatless stunner.—
Ellie Krieger,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
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Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
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Hull pounded his fourth double of the game, prompting mass hysteria from the 3,913 Tar Heel fans and ultimate heartbreak in the other dugout.—
Alan Cole,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Every stretch had brought its own challenges, but these past few days had been especially brutal, the crewmembers fording streams, inching through hub-deep mud, sleeping in the car, dodging hail under rubber blankets, catching a night’s rest at a farmhouse as violent rain pounded the roof.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The Dodgers battered Angels starter Jack Kochanowitz (2-5) for seven runs — six earned — and six hits in one-third of an inning.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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On March 13, a strong snowstorm dumped up to two feet of snow and battered the nest with strong winds.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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Police were pelted with chairs, cans, rocks and flares late Tuesday by some of the hundreds who attended a protest in the southern English coast city of Southampton, where Henry Nowak was killed in December.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Photos published on Sunday, May 31, show the happy couple in their wedding finery, leaving Old Marylebone Town Hall hand in hand a day earlier and being pelted with confetti.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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Robinson responded with a forearm to Wembanyama’s neck that either knocked him to the ground or gave sufficient cover for a flop.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Last September, a fire at a South Korean data center knocked 647 government services offline.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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With the infield pulled in, Hall chopped the ball over first base for a two-run lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Blending dry roasted peanuts with layers of caramel, nougat, and peanut cheesecake on top of a thin layer of chocolate and shortbread cookie crust, this delectable 3-inch square is topped off with a milk chocolate drizzle and chopped Snickers pieces.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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“Curried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curried. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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