purled

past tense of purl

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Rumors have swirled for years that Lexus may choose to replace it with a high-end crossover model like the LF-1 Limitless concept of 2018.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But suspicions have swirled for years around Russia's Novaya Zemlya archipelago, a remote site off the coast of northern Russia, where more than 100 tests were carried out for decades during the Cold War.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And interest and higher visibility has also rippled into the secondary market.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Anticipation rippled across the stands as fans wondered how Urban's voice would sound.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The blue tide washed further than most pollsters had predicted.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Most garments made of wool, silk, cashmere, mohair, leather, spandex, fleece, or microfiber should not be washed with chlorine bleach.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Small, viscous waves lapped against the shore, the swell leaving behind a brown shelf of decaying organic matter.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Channels in France and around the world lapped up his final moments of freedom, with coverage capturing him leaving his swanky Paris home to make the journey to prison.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sources say there is no offer just yet, but Blanchart, who will be making his English-language debut with the feature, bubbled to the top this week after a brief but intense search.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Father was turning green-pale now, as a shadow moved across his face and beads of pearl sweat bubbled on his face.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over the last few months, notices have trickled down through supervisors to inform employees at Goddard of several facility closures.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Despite a complete media and communications blackout, making specifics hard to determine, videos trickled out of El Fasher showing the brutality being unleashed on the civilian population.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The second came after Cooper dribbled down the end line before cutting it back to Sears just in front of goal.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The 7-foot-3 Frenchman dribbled the ball up the floor and nailed a three-pointer.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Purled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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