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as in curved
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a curled and complicated route through a series of caves
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as in coiled
to follow a circular or spiral course
an inviting path for joggers curls around the reservoir
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Recent Examples of curled
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, 1 Oct. 2024
After a slow start from both teams, Arsenal came alive in the ninth minute when Saka cut inside and curled a shot just over the crossbar.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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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, 1 Oct. 2024
After a slow start from both teams, Arsenal came alive in the ninth minute when Saka cut inside and curled a shot just over the crossbar.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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The one-minute clip, part of the brand’s 28-year-old Generations campaign, featured a handsome young man—early 30s, curly brown hair—at a rooftop party in a city that looked a lot like New York.Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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The young girl rocks her signature curly hair and a pair of black glasses in the snapshot.Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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The food at the elegant Waterside Restaurant, whose walls, carpets and curtains are appealingly decorated with wavy designs, is top-notch.James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Stephen Kent Johnson The Bathroom: The wavy custom shelf is Lawson’s design, painted in RL-16.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Netflix Lovecraft Country Atticus Freeman travels across 1950s America to find his father, but the horrors awaiting this young Black man reach beyond Jim Crow into Lovecraft’s twisted imagination.Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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Making my way to some more winding, enjoyable roads, the pace picked up and the thin-rimmed steering wheel started to soften in my hands, communicating every detail of the road without any of the dullness associated with modern power assist.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Another long and winding answer followed — about affordability, regulations, building her own home, the virtues of shop class — before Gluesenkamp Perez finally expressed concern the proposal could merely end up boosting housing costs.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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In the strange weather and serpentine melodies of Classic Objects, Jenny Hval walks a labyrinth of memory, through a Carl Theodor Dreyer screening, past Prada Marfa, into the woods.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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The serpentine trip-hop track lives somewhere in the haze between haunting and euphoric, with a warmth and sensuality that permeate the spectral space beneath pinku’s soft, siren-like voice.Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Curled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curled. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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