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Recent Examples of furl
Winehouse was entirely in her element, swaying to the sultry songs like a furl of smoke and improvising inflections on the lyrics with aplomb.
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Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
McDonnell’s brow furls slightly underneath his cap.
—Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
From every officer’s belt there dangled an insectlike furl of disposable plastic manacles.
—Caleb Crain, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
Just look at Redbor kale, which is extravagantly purple, with rich pink in the stems, kinks of fuchsia in the veins, and furls of rosy curls.
—Adrienne Rose Johnson, Bon Appetit, 15 June 2017
Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 18 May 2024
McDonnell’s brow furls slightly underneath his cap.
—Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
From every officer’s belt there dangled an insectlike furl of disposable plastic manacles.
—Caleb Crain, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
Just look at Redbor kale, which is extravagantly purple, with rich pink in the stems, kinks of fuchsia in the veins, and furls of rosy curls.
—Adrienne Rose Johnson, Bon Appetit, 15 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furl
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Loose, high-shine curls cascaded down her back to add an old Hollywood vibe.Chiara Kim, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Bio Ionic Long Barrel Styler $149 $104 Amazon Creating perfectly bouncy curls starts with the Bio Ionic Long Barrel Styler.Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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This high-efficiency midrange has a full copper cap and a pure titanium voice coil.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Large search coils can detect objects buried deeper underground but may not pick up smaller items.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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The best option would be to reach out, with or without permission, to touch the picture’s surface, tracing the whorls and the smeared grooves.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Round, weighted objects that are attached to a spindle stick, spindle whorls form a similar wheel-and-axle-like device to help the spindle rotate faster and longer, enabling it to efficiently gather up fibers such as wool or flax and spin them into yarn.Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022
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In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope.Leo Rubinfien, The New York Review of Books, 11 Feb. 2021
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Wrap the leafy wires around a 16-inch wreath form in a spiral, overlapping the leaves and securing the end of the wire to the form.Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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The spider then catapults forward when an insect passes by to trap the victim in a sticky spiral.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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Take a twirl under the disco ball, sip a Negroni by the saltwater pool, or simply vibe out next to Ernie, the property’s vintage VW bug.Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2024
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In the third period, the Toronto Maple Leafs right wing executed one of his trademark twirls and slipped a backhand puck into the net for his team’s only goal.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 28 Apr. 2024
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This suite’s private balcony has views of the village church spire and surrounding mountain peaks.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Since the fire on April 15, 2019, during which flames engulfed the roof and the spire, Notre Dame's bells have been undergoing cleaning.Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Furl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furl. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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