Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curr
Verb
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William Jefferson, 37, lifts Carter into his arms and sits down at the table while Erica stands holding their cooing 5-month-old Elijah.—
Willie J. Allen Jr.,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Feb. 2025 -
After months of cooing and babbling at a baby, my adult vocabulary felt distinctly lacking, and my wine terms all but forgotten.—
Brittani Sonnenberg,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2025
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Ross Crates, an ecologist at the Australian National University who was not involved in the study, noted that other research had shown that some birds hissed to ward off predators to their nests.—
Kate Golembiewski,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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The hissing wind pushed black smoke down Temescal Canyon, sending residents choking toward the beach.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Before being sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson cried, raged and whispered during a 40-minute speech.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Some of the dialogue meets the same fate, mumbled or whispered into the swell of Jed Kurzel’s evocative soundtrack.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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The flight attendant sighed, took a step back without leaving the scene, busied himself with brushing invisible crumbs off his uniform.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s mandate The president on Monday sighed DOGE into law through an executive order.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Curr.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curr. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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