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
Cheap meal option: Grab the Cary Tom, Ga, Dau Hu curry with tofu for $11.95.
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Mari Pressley, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
At El Celler de Can Roca, a three Michelin-star restaurant in Girona, Spain, the Roca brothers serve a refined langoustine dish infused with saffron and curry oil.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
On the flipside, a boss who constantly introduces new initiatives without addressing burnout or workload concerns — or a worker who never shows much ambition — may not curry much favor within their organization.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Ousting a national security adviser so early into his second term would curry unflattering comparisons to his first term, when Trump fired Michael Flynn from the same position after roughly three weeks.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
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Mari Pressley, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
At El Celler de Can Roca, a three Michelin-star restaurant in Girona, Spain, the Roca brothers serve a refined langoustine dish infused with saffron and curry oil.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
On the flipside, a boss who constantly introduces new initiatives without addressing burnout or workload concerns — or a worker who never shows much ambition — may not curry much favor within their organization.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Ousting a national security adviser so early into his second term would curry unflattering comparisons to his first term, when Trump fired Michael Flynn from the same position after roughly three weeks.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curry
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The Boston Celtics are still licking their wounds following the heartbreaking end to the 2024-25 NBA season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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And Lil Wayne agrees by licking my face, which is part of the job description for companion dogs.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
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There's something uniquely humbling about pounding the pavement for over 26 miles.—
Henry Fan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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One nationwide study found that teenagers who had been stopped by police a lot often showed signs of post-traumatic stress, like feeling their heart pounding when recalling the event.—
Dr. Marvin So,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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It had been battered by drought, underinvestment and absentee ownership.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
31 July 2025
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Angel Reese is expected to return from a back injury Tuesday against the Washington Mystics, but the rest of the roster is still mostly battered from a grueling season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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The face of the franchise lashed at a breaking ball in the fifth, pulling a hit onto open grass to double the lead.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Beijing has lashed out against those concerns, including the 27-member bloc’s move last year to raise tariffs on its electric vehicles, launching a range of its own trade probes in apparent retaliation.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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More recently, Geran variants painted black with special material to hide from radar fly higher and with tortuous routes to evade Ukrainian defense teams.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Old tires and tarps give all sorts of pests a place to hide.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
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On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun rolling back its shoes-off policy at security checkpoints, this ability to whip them off and on in seconds is still majorly convenient for travel.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
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Because of an accident within the gravitational system, the Earth is rapidly plunging into the sun, pelting toward it, to melt there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Russia’s strikes pelted multiple cities — including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
17 July 2025
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The Great Lakes freighter sank — one of the largest on Lake Superior ever to do so — during a violent November storm in 1975 while carrying Minnesota ore.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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When the nests are done, males entice females to join them.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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“Curry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curry. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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