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Recent Examples of purl
This friendly stream, purling and chattering its way through shady woods and fertile farmlands flanked by green, rolling hills, seemed a far cry from the mighty Potomac that sweeps majestically past Washington. D.C.
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Ted Janes,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2026
The two halves of the hook move independently, enabling the device to knit or purl depending on which part picks up the first loop.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
There was no ocean, no sea in this part of Україна, only a purling river.
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Literary Hub,
12 May 2025
Ted Janes,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2026
The two halves of the hook move independently, enabling the device to knit or purl depending on which part picks up the first loop.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
There was no ocean, no sea in this part of Україна, only a purling river.
—
Literary Hub,
12 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purl
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In the video, Jelly Roll addressed their divorce and rumors swirling around their split.
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Blue and orange confetti swirled through the air during the parade.
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Its influence is forecast to ripple around the planet, shifting weather patterns for months to come.
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The central installation, From the Depths of the Sea (2026), features a large photographic image of the ocean suspended on fishing lines, creating a surface that appears to ripple and shift with the viewer’s movement.
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Each element to get to the parade was bubbling up with Knicks energy.
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Wednesday’s most concerning threat will roar to life in the afternoon, but some potent storms will bubble up in the morning too in parts of southern Minnesota and eastern Iowa.
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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.
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The Super Bowl was the leviathan in whose eddying wake the pilot fish feed.
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Other nearby points of interest include gurgling mud pots, or geothermal mud volcanoes, on the eastern shoreline.
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Not every gurgling sink requires a call to the plumber.
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But the talent is the talent, and Peterson projects to be the kind of player who can dribble, pass, shoot, defend and think the game at a high level as long as his development goes well in the next two years.
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Meleek Thomas #1 of the Arkansas Razorbacks dribbles the ball against the Arizona Wildcats during the first half in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at SAP Center on March 26, 2026 in San Jose, California.
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Wolhers and her daughter were among the 65 people walking laps around the one-third-mile path Saturday at Hinkston Park in the park district’s annual Go Waukegan walk series designed for the purpose that Rachel Wolhers sought.
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In Houston, some drivers were up to their trailer hitches in lapping waters, while photos from Waco, Texas, showed roadways washed away by the storms.
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Contrary to what those face-washing commercials from our childhood led us to believe, your skin doesn't need to feel tight or squeaky-clean after cleansing.
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For example, using the same cutting board for raw chicken and fresh vegetables without washing it in between can spread bacteria.
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“Purl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purl. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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