Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicued
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After long periods in their own half to start the match, Norway broke the deadlock with a strike from Antonio Nusa that curled into the far corner.
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That translated to a trail of smoke curled around notes of salt, neroli, ginger lily, and citrus.
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These coiled, shelled relatives of squid and octopuses were abundant predators, hunting in the same waters as fish, turtles, sharks and extinct marine reptiles called plesiosaurs.
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Cottonmouths can be spotted swimming in the water, coiled on the bank, or in vegetation along the shore.
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Holloway has spent the decade since assembling one of the great featherweight résumés in company history, which is why a fight nobody circled in 2013 now headlines the biggest week on the UFC calendar.
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As astronauts circled the Earth, aquanauts moved into seafloor labs.
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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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If spacetime is curved, then the path of light is also curved.
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She was braced against a near-vertical gray rock on a steep part of the mountain, with her back unnaturally arched and her face pointed at the sky, eyes open.
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The ceiling is arched and lined with skylights to allow for light in walkway.
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Two days after the Knicks were booed frequently while trailing by 30 points in the first half of their 114-97 loss to Dallas, the scoreboard was crooked in their favor.
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Her most unusual feature was her teeth, which were crooked in a way that reminded me of a spiral staircase.
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Too many innings have spiraled this season and derailed outings.
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In the months after Assad’s fall in Syria, there were several eruptions of violence between groups loyal and opposed to al-Sharaa that spiraled into sectarian revenge attacks, in which Sunni Islamist fighters affiliated with the new government carried out attacks on Alawite and Druze civilians.
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France coach Didier Deschamps bowed when his star came to the bench after he was substituted in the 85th minute.
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After the game, the two teams huddled in the infield with heads bowed in support of Lasko.
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“Curlicued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicued. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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