Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicued
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Brontë shared a video on her Instagram of her daughter Zelly, who was curled on the couch chowing down on a frozen bag of breast milk.—
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Edebiri wore a face-framing layer curled over her forehead for an Art Deco effect, with a few flippy layers at her ends to add movement.—
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The lights, neatly coiled last January, have evolved into a glowing knot of holiday resentment.—
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Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.—
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None Created from debris streams left behind by Comet Thatcher (which last circled the sun in 1861), the Lyrid meteor shower averages between 10 to 20 fireballs per hour.—
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Cassidy pointed to a December game in Columbus when defenseman Brayden McNabb slid down from the point as Marner circled up to the top.—
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Fashion lovers, celebrities, and stylists alike are fans of this polished shoulder bag, thanks to its durable leather, curved top handle, and flat base.—
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Additive manufacturing allows load-bearing structures to follow curved, organic geometries dictated by optimization algorithms rather than the straight ribs and stringers of traditional airframes.—
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Long, arched hallways lead to the guest rooms, restaurants, castle-like lounge spaces, and even an ancient cloister from the former monastery.—
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Your chest should be upright and your torso should be slightly forward so that your back is flat and not arched or rounded forward.—
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In turn, inflation spiraled even higher, at one point reaching 85 percent.—
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Ackerman and Tate spent time together at a bar and eventually returned home, where the situation spiraled, the lawsuit said.—
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Bradie Tennell bowed her head to the ice after her final pose as the crowd stood and cheered.—
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The deference with which that body has bowed to presidential fiat would make Page and William Maclay shudder.—
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Kentucky, Michigan, Louisville and TCU rounded out the top 10.—
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Kentucky, Michigan, Louisville and TCU rounded out the top 10.—
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“Curlicued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicued. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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