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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicuing
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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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This five-in-one gadget is for all your hair-curling and smoothing needs.
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The last major carnival incident in the state occurred in 2018 when an 11-year-old girl was injured after falling off a Typhoon ride at the Western Montana Fair in Missoula, per NBC Montana.
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Police dashcam footage showed a young boy thrown from the second vehicle onto the hood of the police cruiser, before then falling off the cruiser.
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The evening of the shoot, there was frequent hum of tourist helicopters circling the island, and a few party boats blasting music, which threatened to put a damper on the plans.
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Minutes later the pike was just under the surface, circling close to the boat.
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Anderson Daniel Salcedo Lozano, 22, grew up amid the chaos of the Maduro years, which were marked by long lines for bread and medicine, rising infant mortality, spiraling inflation and the violent repression of protests.
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Gas and dust spiraling inward form an accretion disk that can reach millions of degrees, emitting enormous amounts of radiation before crossing the event horizon.
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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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Receiving a ball punched out of Tunisia’s area, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder took one touch to knock it into space, before coiling his diminutive frame behind a fierce shot that fizzed and curled into the net.
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Other provisions in the sweeping charter reform measure would give the board more power over the county bureaucracy.
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Across the Atlantic, a historic heat wave sweeping Europe has turned deadly.
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An adventure bowing to higher authority, raising yourself above nothing and no one.
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China and Japan are part of the offshore suite opening Friday, with France and Belgium bowing next weekend.
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“Curlicuing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicuing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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