Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purl
Verb
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The bristles are neither too floppy nor too stiff, neither too long nor too short, and are cut to the perfect rounded shape that’s just right for swirling pigment over the apples or spreading it along your cheekbones—without having to work too hard for a completely natural finish.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025 -
These familiar, turbulent morasses of swirling droplets continue to stymie scientists.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ambulances rushed to drag the wounded away, while panic rippled through the crowd.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wooden slats hang from the ceiling, rippling across like water.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Otherwise, plan to clean the bottom of the oven anytime a dish bubbles over.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Speculation has bubbled that Noah and her siblings, including Miley, had taken sides in the break-up.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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Moses’s book eddies around with the energy of someone reporting back from a very long and strange evening clicking through Wikipedia links, enjoying every chance to add a tangent.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Super Bowl was the leviathan in whose eddying wake the pilot fish feed.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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With its idyllic front lawn, gurgling fountain, and two-story deck, Elmwood 1820 Bed & Breakfast Inn is a sight to behold.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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There are less than seven minutes between our last ever glimpse of Carrie Bradshaw, dancing down her palatial hallway in thousands of dollars of head-to-toe pink, and a gurgling geyser of feces spewing straight up into our collectively horrified faces.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx dribbles up the court against Janelle Salaun #13 of the Golden State Valkyries during the third quarter at Target Center on September 11, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Belgian winger then dribbles past Shaw, before assisting Foden, who scores with a header into the far corner.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port of Los Angeles, silently converting the power of the sea into useable electricity.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Chevy’s confidence in the ZR1 also felt a bit more palpable, as proven by a previous media launch held earlier this year that featured almost unlimited lapping throughout a hot day at the United States’ premier Formula One track, the Circuit of the Americas.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet a surprisingly large number of dishes that are washed end up being washed by hand.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, rather than making the dog wash by himself, Osmin stood under the shower head and had to hold Buddah in his arms the entire time.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Purl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purl. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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