1
as in to pull
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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2
as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill
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Recent Examples of corkscrew
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
Growing to about 10 feet tall, the corkscrew hazel looks stately on its own or when planted with lower growing shrubs and perennials.
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Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Above ground, corkscrew plants produce small green leaves and delicate flowers.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The final effect is sunkissed and ultra-flattering on corkscrew curls like these.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
Growing to about 10 feet tall, the corkscrew hazel looks stately on its own or when planted with lower growing shrubs and perennials.
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Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
There’s a new family pool with a zero-entry, lazy river, and corkscrew waterslide, plus six new pickleball courts ready for action.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Above ground, corkscrew plants produce small green leaves and delicate flowers.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corkscrew
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Our planet sits along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center, according to NASA.
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Things rapidly spiral out of control for the quartet as a waking nightmare, filled with ghostly figures and sudden disappearances, unfolds.
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Fire alarms sounded after a resident pulled the alarm, prompting crews to evacuate buildings as a precaution.
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Sorloth played high, facilitating Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard to rotate wide and pull deeper to get on the ball.
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Trying to catch Cape Verde off guard, Messi curled a left-footed shot toward the upper right corner of the net.
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Another great attempt by Cabral, another curling effort on a free kick, forced a remarkable save from Martínez to keep holding on to the one-goal lead.
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Once sufficient displays of submission had been extracted, would the bankrollers of the civic-education movement redirect their largesse back toward places like that?
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Those contracts call for Next Hydrogen to design and deliver an electrolyzer that extracts tritium from heavy water, a critical process for preparing fuel used in future fusion reactors.
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Probably the most stylish climber in the professional peloton, flowing and coiled, Del Toro stunned in last year’s Giro.
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Joe Kramm | Courtesy of Francis Interiors The gold background is a spread of bold graphic lines, undulating shapes and coiling circular motifs, referencing the work of French artist, sculptor and designer Jean Dunand (1877–1942).
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It’s meant to be as is her ability to pluck him from the clouds and pin him to the table with her directness.
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But when they’re plucked from the garden and washed, some of the wax washes away.
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Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
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One feels exposed, out in the elements, seeking shade from shapes that appear like altars or overlooking winding paths that veer high and low.
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His update on the C-cut began just below the chin, with extra lift at the roots and inward-curving lengths that narrowed toward the ends to create the illusion of a heart.
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In the final minute of stoppage time to end the first half, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi curved his free kick right in front of the goal, seemingly just one perfect touch away from a goal.
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“Corkscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corkscrew. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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