Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purled
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But even Doncic, on a night when drama swirled around his postgame allegations, couldn’t help but smile when thinking about how Saturday ended.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026 -
The downtown bakery’s standby consists of country buttermilk dough swirled with kinako (roasted soybean powder) and sesame seeds.—
Mario Cortez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Mar. 2026
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In his mind’s eye, the 68-year-old former rancher sees a meadow that once rippled with ribbons of grass, on which black Brangus cows feasted but are here no more.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dell shareholders sat patiently while concerns about the capex boom for AI rippled through the markets.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
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Surfaces that may have touched the cheese should be washed and sanitized with hot, soapy water.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Hands are meant to be washed before and directly after handling raw meat.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Here, travelers will find white-sand beaches lapped by turquoise waters.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Rams’ tight end room underwent a renaissance in 2025, with the team featuring three-tight end sets – or 13-personnel – at a rate that lapped the rest of the NFL.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Disagreements bubbled up about everything from ethical-use cases to whether Bitcoin’s ecosystem should expand to include new tokens.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Knight got a piece of Quinn Hughes' shot, but the puck trickled behind him in the crease.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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As word that filming had paused trickled out—before the allegations were known—rumors spread that Paul being the Bachelorette had caused friction among the Mormon Wives stars, which was what led to the hiatus.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2026
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Still with a chance to win the game, UF point guard Xavian Lee took the ensuring inbounds pass the length of the court and dribbled behind the basket, but the Hawkeyes deflected his pass attempt to Haugh in the lane to secure the stunning upset.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before swishing the winner and landing on her back.—
Dave Campbell,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Purled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purled. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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