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as in pulls
to draw out by force or with effort
practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness
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as in curls
to follow a circular or spiral course
the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill
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The cheese pulls everything together, giving it an extra salty and savory depth.—
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The show’s biggest laugh may come when Testa pries open Costanzo’s mouth and pronounces just how many performances of Norma Galas has left.—
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Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove.—
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As criminal-justice advocates point out, all too often our system extracts guilty pleas from people who may stand a chance of success at trial but are intimidated by the prospect of mandatory minimum sentences.—
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Preliminary work already is underway at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County for an $18 million project that will include the first major improvements in three decades to a 13-mile trail system that winds through sandstone canyons and bluffs along the Illinois River.—
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The region has been battered in recent days by Santa Ana winds, the Southern California phenomenon that can topple trees and power lines.—
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“Corkscrews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corkscrews. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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