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frizzled

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verb

past tense of frizzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frizzled
Adjective
  • The 67-year-old singer arrived at the Saint Laurent spring 2026 show outside the Eiffel Tower on Monday night during Paris Fashion Week, her wavy blond hair loosely trapped under the collar of her leather top, curls snaking around the edges of her face, pooling just below her collarbone.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Bear star wore her hair in a wavy bob.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Artemis 2 was initially expected to launch this year, but NASA pushed the mission into 2026 after the Artemis 1 Orion capsule's heat shield charred more severely than expected during its reentry to Earth's atmosphere.
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, which charred about a 10-by-10-foot patch of vegetation between the northbound and southbound lanes of South Mission Road near Airpark Road, Choi said.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The green and white waved floors lead you into a sparkling, velvet-upholstered dining room.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Some waved flags, some rode on shoulders and, over the noise, dozens tried in vain to call back home where the sun was just rising.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • My throat was scorched, my tongue was swollen — and the acid would not stop coming.
    Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Related Articles The hair, conversely, presented a range of styles, from brow-tickling bangs to frizzy coils and loose waves.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • That’s why finding the best wavy hair products to enhance your kinks without weighing them down or leaving them frizzy feels like striking gold.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The bread is broiled, slathered in a homemade fondue-like beer cheese sauce, then broiled once more to create a toast that’s crunchy on the bottom and lusciously-creamy on top.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2025
  • They're built and broiled in one skillet, and are ready to eat in just 25 minutes.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Some surveys suggest that Gen Z is kinkier than older people, and particularly open to polyamory.
    Molly Langmuir, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
  • While that’s kinky, that’s not the exciting part: Miles is Celine’s husband.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, last night the girls came over and OP cooked a lamb roast for her partner's son's birthday.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Liquid is added to lift the fond and it’s cooked down to concentrate the flavor.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Frizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frizzled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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