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purled

verb

past tense of purl
as in eddied

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purled
  1. swirled
  2. rippled
  3. gurgled
  4. washed
  5. lapped
  6. bubbled
  7. trickled
  8. dribbled
Verb
  • Over the weekend, rumors swirled that Anthropic was on the cusp of announcing that one of its AI models had cracked one of the Millennium Prize Problems.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Bethany Donaphin Head of WNBA league operations As rumors swirled about Engelbert’s enture, insiders around the league have been mentioning Donaphin as a potential replacement.
    — Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of swirled
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  • Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks tied to the AI boom slumped on Monday, but cybersecurity companies rallied, as concerns about a slowdown in artificial intelligence development rippled across Wall Street.
    — Samantha Subin,Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The shock and pain rippled outward, to sons and daughters who lost mothers and fathers, to parents who lost children, to sisters and brothers, to friends.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rippled
Verb
  • Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of gurgled
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  • Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Undamaged tomatoes can often be washed, their stems removed, and frozen solid, then thawed and used in salsas, stews, or marinara later on.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of washed
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  • The Armoury by Ring Jacket Cotton Sport Chinos The Armoury tapped Japan’s Ring Jacket to make its Sport Chinos, which bridge the casual-formal divide with a button fly, lapped side seams, a higher rise and a tapered leg.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Following the game, coach Jose Mourinho’s sharp comments on the refereeing decisions got lapped up on social media this week, and all eyes will now be on how Madrid bounce back against Inter.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of lapped
Verb
  • After a groundswell of support for the renaming bubbled up in late 2025, the idea reached her.
    — Molly Davis, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Return to the oven and bake until the crumbles are golden brown and the jam has bubbled a bit at the edges, 30 to 40 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of bubbled
Verb
  • By the 1950s, this thinking had trickled down to the masses, and with help from women’s magazines, wearing white after Labor Day was considered inappropriate.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But that does not appear to have trickled down to the average worker.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of trickled
Verb
  • For Barca’s second, Raphinha dribbled around the goalkeeper and crossed for Yamal, who used one touch to smash it in from inside the 6-yard box.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Gauld dribbled through traffic, after a poor pass by a Galaxy defender, and sent in a shot from the penalty spot in the 57th for a 2-0 lead.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dribbled
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“Purled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purled. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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