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as in curved
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a curled and complicated route through a series of caves
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as in coiled
to follow a circular or spiral course
an inviting path for joggers curls around the reservoir
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Recent Examples of curled
Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Black plumes of smoke curled toward the sky, spewing fine particulate pollution.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
When Cunha curled the ball into the direction of the goal, Doherty (red) moved closer to Onana to block the goalkeeper, Bueno (red) disrupted his jump, and Guedes (yellow) was free to attack the back post.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The first snuck in at the near post, the second curled higher into the far.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Boldy entered the zone and curled back.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The final scene in the movie is a shot of Depp curled next to a decrepit male figure like Pompeiian victims, surrounded by flowers.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Nicks on the edge or stiffened, curled rubber will leave streaks.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
The ball curled through the proverbial eye of a needle, between Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez, and behind Alexis Mac Allister, who was forced to spin on his heels.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The old woman, though, stares at the screen, the shadow of a smile curled into her lips and a frown barely creasing her forehead.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Black plumes of smoke curled toward the sky, spewing fine particulate pollution.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
When Cunha curled the ball into the direction of the goal, Doherty (red) moved closer to Onana to block the goalkeeper, Bueno (red) disrupted his jump, and Guedes (yellow) was free to attack the back post.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The first snuck in at the near post, the second curled higher into the far.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Boldy entered the zone and curled back.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The final scene in the movie is a shot of Depp curled next to a decrepit male figure like Pompeiian victims, surrounded by flowers.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Nicks on the edge or stiffened, curled rubber will leave streaks.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curled
Adjective
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Getty Images Between the gray color, the oversized fit, and the curly hair paired with a natural makeup, there are quite a few parallels between the looks.—
Madeline Dangmann,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
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Clarifying shampoos can work wonders for curly hair when used thoughtfully.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The wavy deck even appears to feature ergonomic loungers cut directly into the surface for a more comfortable lie-down out in the sun.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Jan. 2025
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What’s happening is the jet stream — that usually west-to-east river of air way above ground that moves weather systems along — has made a roller-coaster like dip from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast and is stuck on that wavy track.—
Seth Borenstein,
The Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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All three films also suggest that their protagonists find their twisted actions thrilling.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Abbott and Qualley do some of the best work of their already notable careers in a film that’s unpredictable, twisted, and, yes, funny.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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Here weapons ordered into existence decades ago to fight the West were revived for final acts against a new generation of Russian soldiers, sent over the border by the whim of the Kremlin’s latest occupant — a long and winding case of the boomerang effect, aided by Chinese consumer tech.—
C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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These locations give them better visibility but also provide winding advantages.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
19 Dec. 2024
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The in-store experience will include red shopping bags, which symbolize good luck and prosperity in the new year, which have been redesigned with serpentine shapes in the classic T-monogram.—
Nick Hall,
WWD,
7 Jan. 2025
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The defiance of the second track off Swift’s sixth album vibrates through Burt’s poem, which also picks up the serpentine imagery of the singer’s hard pivot to pop.—
Jennifer Harlan,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Curled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curled. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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