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Recent Examples of frizzled
Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Place a few pierogi in center and top with frizzled leeks.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frizzled
Adjective
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Her wavy hair swept back, the award-winning actress looked serene and thoroughly at home in her evening’s choice.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ahead, 18 Glamour Beauty Award–winning straight and wavy hair products to level up your hair game.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The walls were charred black from the fire’s smoke.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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They were charred, covered in cotton sheets.—
Fazelminallah Qazizai,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Lawmakers listened and asked questions while demonstrators outside displayed signs and waved flags.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The crowd danced, waved flags, and voiced their support for democracy in the country they were forced to leave decades ago.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Wildfires have prompted evacuations and scorched more than 500,000 acres (202,340 hectares).—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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His skin, meanwhile, is scorched and smoking in the sunlight.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For best results, use a hair dryer that has a diffuser for curls that are defined, but not frizzy.—
Audrey Noble,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
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And my hair is very, very frizzy.—
Eden Stuart,
Glamour,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The outage came as Southern California broiled under a historic multiday heat wave that sent temperatures climbing into the 80s and 90s across the Southland, smashing dozens of records.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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In a salad or slaw; air-fried or stir-fried; brined or broiled—count me in for a serving.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The affair between Clark and Carol called for some fairly ridiculous, kinky and specific acts in a hotel room.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Something kinky and nasty that won’t leave a hint of regret the next morning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Frizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frizzled. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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