as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
vowed to curry the hide of the person who stole his wallet
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Recent Examples of curry
Then came the online threats Musk’s X poised for ad sales gain on effort to curry Trump favor
for the company.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
My default order: The Good Luck Cluck, cold chili garlic noodles and curry creamed corn.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
In addition to this pause, the Islamic Republic is attempting to curry popular favor by allowing for relatively open and candid discussions on domestic media outlets.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
Other major outlets have similarly been accused of currying the president’s favor recently.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
My default order: The Good Luck Cluck, cold chili garlic noodles and curry creamed corn.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
In addition to this pause, the Islamic Republic is attempting to curry popular favor by allowing for relatively open and candid discussions on domestic media outlets.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
Other major outlets have similarly been accused of currying the president’s favor recently.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curry
Verb
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Fundraising craters, and both tech and blockchain are left licking their wounds.—
Tomer Warschauer Nuni,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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To stop their younger golden retriever Cooper from licking his ears, Tucker had a medical cone.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Thirty minutes later, Combs was pounding on the apartment door with a hammer, Morgan said.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The creek is pounding the foundation of his cottage and seeping inside.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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When battered and captured Russian tanks are lined up for display along a Kyiv street, Ukrainians gawk and prod (and punch) as if at a surreal car show.—
Lauren Wissot,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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First Street uses Hurricane Sandy, which battered New York City in 2012, as an example of this phenomenon.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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As judges have ruled against the Trump administration, the president and his allies have lashed out in response, suggesting judges should not be allowed to constrain Trump's presidential actions and calling for judges to be impeached.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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But Zaharias retired the side in order in the top of the seventh, then lashed his game-winning two-bagger in the bottom of the inning, driving home pinch-runner JT Anderson and Ryder Kelly, who reached base on an error.—
Mike Lefkow,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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At 19, Johnson married his wife Daphne and initially, was able to hide his drug use from her, the Johnson's clemency petition said.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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This navy/stone style is one person’s solution to hiding their two dogs’ dark-colored fur.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Made with 92 percent natural ingredients, the gentle, sulfate-free shampoo is whipped with tea tree and peppermint oils, which help create a healthy pH balance on the scalp and smell like a spa.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
17 May 2025
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Appropriately, those flags whipped atop the Hall of Fame building on a particularly windy Friday, hours before a 40-year ceremony for the 1985 team and a day prior to a 10-year reunion for the 2015 team.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Already under a tornado watch, the Kansas City metro, along with parts of Missouri and Kansas, were issued a flash flood warning Monday afternoon as severe thunderstorms and quarter-sized hail pelted the area, according to the National Weather Service.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2025
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To that end, Emond includes archival footage of forest wildfires and melting icebergs in her film as Adam braves a storm with heavy winds and pelting rain towards the end of Peak Everything during an iconic go get the guy scene.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
Verb
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If sinister twists or Roy-style bad dads do it for you, hang on past the hour mark.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 May 2025
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But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Curry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curry. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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