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Recent Examples of furl
Buffington placed it on a binder and tried to separate the paper’s furls.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
Pirate Yakuza proverbial monkey’s paw furls on providing a thrilling pirate life and crime simulator at the expense of a more coherent or emotional story.
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Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
Winehouse was entirely in her element, swaying to the sultry songs like a furl of smoke and improvising inflections on the lyrics with aplomb.
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Allaire Nuss,
EW.com,
18 May 2024
McDonnell’s brow furls slightly underneath his cap.
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Chris MacIas -,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Feb. 2024
From every officer’s belt there dangled an insectlike furl of disposable plastic manacles.
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Caleb Crain,
Harper's magazine,
22 July 2019
Suddenly, billowing puffs of pollen furl out from the pine’s branches and float through the air like a fluffy, yellow cloud.
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Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian,
10 May 2018
Just look at Redbor kale, which is extravagantly purple, with rich pink in the stems, kinks of fuchsia in the veins, and furls of rosy curls.
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Adrienne Rose Johnson,
Bon Appetit,
15 June 2017
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
Pirate Yakuza proverbial monkey’s paw furls on providing a thrilling pirate life and crime simulator at the expense of a more coherent or emotional story.
—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
Winehouse was entirely in her element, swaying to the sultry songs like a furl of smoke and improvising inflections on the lyrics with aplomb.
—
Allaire Nuss,
EW.com,
18 May 2024
McDonnell’s brow furls slightly underneath his cap.
—
Chris MacIas -,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Feb. 2024
From every officer’s belt there dangled an insectlike furl of disposable plastic manacles.
—
Caleb Crain,
Harper's magazine,
22 July 2019
Suddenly, billowing puffs of pollen furl out from the pine’s branches and float through the air like a fluffy, yellow cloud.
—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian,
10 May 2018
Just look at Redbor kale, which is extravagantly purple, with rich pink in the stems, kinks of fuchsia in the veins, and furls of rosy curls.
—
Adrienne Rose Johnson,
Bon Appetit,
15 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furl
Noun
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The twisting barrel easily clamps to hair (without pulling) and gives you long-lasting curls for up to two days.
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As for beauty, Madonna wore her golden doll-like curls down with a middle part and hair clips.
Noun
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Her hair is almost exactly the same length throughout, but the top is slightly longer to accentuate her coils.
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Auto also more effectively removes moisture from the air because once when the AC fan is shut off and it’s done cooling your space, the evaporator coil is able to drain instead of blowing back inside.
Noun
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Visually, the result was a restlessly fluctuating Technicolor whorl.
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Blue, purple, or white whorls of flowers rise above the strappy foliage in summer.
Noun
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Kim lets out a sob and a hank of Natalie’s hair clings to her tears.
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There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.
Noun
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If that were to happen, that would be what a death spiral might look like.
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An ascending spiral of social change was rendering structures inherited from the industrial revolution obsolete.
Noun
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Inside a historic church on Park Avenue, two dancers clothed in blue-and-pink brocade twirl up and down the aisles to a string-heavy soundtrack.
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The actress, who was styled by Karla Welch, adorned the look with a gold twirl necklace that was also part of the collection and featured on the runway paired with the same dress.
Noun
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Today, lightning rods can be found on top of skyscrapers around the world, including the iconic spire topping One Liberty Place in Center City.
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Bells rang out over the spire-like rock formations that top Montserrat and the valley below as Leo arrived in a golf cart.
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“Furl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furl. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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