Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curr
Verb
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As many viewers cooed over the dogs' tranquil moment, others began asking logistical questions about flying with pets.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025 -
Our voices echoed up while, on the roof, pigeons cooed.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Gaga hisses to her hair and makeup team after Priestly swans away.—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Mature geese have kept a close eye on the eggs, occasionally honking and hissing at those who have approached.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two staffers next to me whispered to each other, catching up about their week off.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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And so someone might come past me and whisper over my shoulder.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Everything at this Elmhurst flamepot is punched up, texture and flavor alike, from sighing-soft to tensile to snappy, and always hot-hot-hot.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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When placed in front of him, the child either cowers backward in fear and sighs with relief when it's turned off or uses the Force to deactivate it.—
Kirsten Acuna,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Curr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curr. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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