FRIZZLES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of frizzle

as in curls

a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops the girl has enough frizzles to play Little Orphan Annie

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verb

present tense third-person singular of frizzle

as in bakes

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Noun

Joseph Zada Clad in Gucci menswear, Joseph Zada let his curls shine at the London premiere.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Why vintage curly bobs are coming back now Nostalgic hairstyles are everywhere right now, and retro curls are the obvious counter-move to the minimalist styling that owned the last few seasons.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of curls

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The city is bracing for triple digit temperatures this week as another heat wave scorches Central and Eastern Europe, driving fears that levels could drop even further.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
France followed its hottest-ever day with yet more brutal temperatures as a deadly heat wave scorches much of western Europe.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2026

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The painting itself even ignites uncertainty among art historians.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
In modern nuclear weapons, conventional explosives set off a fission reaction—the splitting of big atoms—whose intensity then ignites a fusion reaction that combines light atoms.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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