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
Politicians who once loudly opposed certain candidates now bend the knee to curry their favor.
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John Blake, CNN, 22 June 2024
Listen to this article A former NYPD deputy inspector who was friendly with Mayor Adams was sentenced to community service Tuesday for his ringleader role in a straw donor scheme that gamed the system to boost the mayor’s 2021 City Hall run and curry political favors.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2024
To curry audience favor, each sings a song steeped in the style of one or more pop icons, like Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition to using energy to coerce its neighbors, the Kremlin is adept at using energy deals to curry influence with European political and business leaders.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2017
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John Blake, CNN, 22 June 2024
Listen to this article A former NYPD deputy inspector who was friendly with Mayor Adams was sentenced to community service Tuesday for his ringleader role in a straw donor scheme that gamed the system to boost the mayor’s 2021 City Hall run and curry political favors.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2024
To curry audience favor, each sings a song steeped in the style of one or more pop icons, like Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
In addition to using energy to coerce its neighbors, the Kremlin is adept at using energy deals to curry influence with European political and business leaders.
—Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curry
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Philcox-Littlefield enhanced that attitude by playing a growling baritone guitar instead of the light Memphis soul licks featured in the demo.Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024
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His red lips are freshly licked, and his eyes shoot out at us as vigorously as his cigar.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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But, that reality doesn’t stop the evangelists from pounding their chests and boldly declaring that everything from babies to Roombas should be put on chain.Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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There’s just something hot about a man, woman, or they/them who can pound the drums with precision and skill and provide a constant, stable, rhythmic beat for their fellow band members’ somewhat more theatrical, look-at-me musical skills.Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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As California politicos look ahead to 2025, the biggest question looming is whether Vice President Kamala Harris — a native daughter, battered just weeks ago by presidential election defeat — will enter the 2026 California governor’s race.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Islamic Republic may have emerged from that conflict battered and impoverished, but the fighting helped the clerical regime consolidate its grip on power.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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The newest member of Delaware’s delegation, however, did not elevate the issue or lash out.Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Nov. 2024
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As mainstream news outlets have reported on Trump’s shrinking popular margin, Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s incoming White House press secretary, has lashed out at the media.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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But, of course, around them hiding in forests and hills and woods are the infected.Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The women were models of courage, hiding from fighters in the mountains of Greece after World War II triggered violent civil strife in that country.Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Unusually fierce December winds whipping across the Île de la Cité, flanked by the River Seine, forced all the events inside.Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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As the wind can really whip between buildings in the winter, a thick wool coat like this Cole Haan trench coat now 38 percent off, will keep you warm while walking.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Last summer, Bebe Rexha was hit in the face with a cell phone, someone threw their mother’s ashes on stage during one of Pink’s sets, and then Kelsea Ballerini was pelted with a bracelet.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2024
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The move comes just months after farmers held protests across Europe, blocking roads with tractors and pelting the European Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints, including gripes about environmental regulation and excessive red tape.Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 June 2024
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Against an Auburn team that wanted to do the same things, Alabama’s defense bounced back in a major way.Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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Many Black Friday shoppers avoided the long lines at stores and chose to do their holiday shopping in a more convenient way: online and with their smartphone.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Curry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curry. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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