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Recent Examples of frizzle
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
To house their largest animals, like giraffes, rhinos and elephants, to their smallest like frizzle chickens and Asian small-clawed otters, the park was built to serve their 300 species and 5,000-plus animals in honor of Walt Disney’s original philosophy of conservation.
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Katey Clifford,
al,
25 Sep. 2020
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Feb. 2024
Noun
Meanwhile, a persnickety bank investigator, played by Tilda Swinton in a frizzle of red hair and clompy shoes, approaches Doyle with a serious charge.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
To house their largest animals, like giraffes, rhinos and elephants, to their smallest like frizzle chickens and Asian small-clawed otters, the park was built to serve their 300 species and 5,000-plus animals in honor of Walt Disney’s original philosophy of conservation.
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Katey Clifford,
al,
25 Sep. 2020
Verb
From Julia Child-style French omelets and frizzled eggs to poached and hard-boiled, there are dozens of ways to create your own personal perfect egg recipe (or potentially be at risk for these common egg mistakes).
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frizzle
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The twisting barrel easily clamps to hair (without pulling) and gives you long-lasting curls for up to two days.
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As for beauty, Madonna wore her golden doll-like curls down with a middle part and hair clips.
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An uncontained blaze in Utah’s Juab County has scorched 34 square miles, forcing the evacuation of Eureka and nearby ranches as firefighters race to shield homes amid fierce winds.
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The heat wave is expected to scorch Spain at least through Wednesday.
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In August 2025, a tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of ribeye steaks caught fire, cooking its cargo and leaving behind a charred, smoky scene.
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There’s no need to rev up the oven for a quick weeknight meal; this air fryer can cook chicken, fish, meat, and more with the push of a button.
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Cut broiled peaches into wedges.
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In this recipe, greens get a splash of absinthe for a strong anise flavor, then the oysters are broiled to a light golden brown.
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The crusts are thin and aggressively charred, with grated Parmesan that nicely contrasts a bright and sweet sauce.
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While grilling steak, grill bread slices and onion slices 1 minute on each side, until lightly charred.
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The fires in West Miami-Dade that have sent smoke, soot and ash into nearby communities, prompting over 200 people to leave their homes, is more than half contained as of Thursday, according to the Florida Forest Service.
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In less than 24 hours, the deadly flames reduced the entire city to ash, displacing generations of families overnight.
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The breakout success of these films has ignited debate across Hollywood about what made these movies so popular, especially among Gen Z moviegoers who haven’t been flocking to cinemas in recent years.
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Moore said the nature of the materials inside has made the fire difficult to control, as the foam insulation continues to burn slowly once ignited.
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The songs are silhouettes for a vocalist to customize, invest in and, in some of the best outcomes, eventually immolate.
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For instance, in Atlanta a man self- immolated in front of the Israeli embassy.
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“Frizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frizzle. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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