corkscrewed

verb

Definition of corkscrewednext
past tense of corkscrew
1
as in pulled
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 curled
to follow a circular or spiral course the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill

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  1. pulled
  2. curled
  3. plucked
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  • Michigan’s largest distributor of housing vouchers hasn't pulled a name off its general waitlist in nearly a year.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Brady and a few stringers quickly pulled together what Brady named Page Six because that’s the page where the column initially ran.
    Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pulled
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  • The life-size Buddy wears curled-up black shoes, yellow tights, a green shirt and a green hat.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Marco Polo sheep are the largest in the world, can weigh 300 pounds and have curled horns up to 5 feet long, court records said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of curled
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  • Water lily plucked from the Dior garden helps purify the skin of impurities, including heavy metals.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The sounds made by the murmur often resemble those of a string being plucked and can sound twangy or vibrational, as if someone is plucking a violin string.
    Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of plucked
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“Corkscrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corkscrewed. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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