as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
vowed to curry the hide of the person who stole his wallet
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, becoming the latest major tech company to try and curry some goodwill with the incoming administration.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Winston’s Kitchen Jerk and curry chicken and other Jamaican specialties from this longtime food truck in South Austin.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Feb. 2024
Which brings us to Tribal Council. Survivor 47 cast share their most embarrassing moments ever (exclusive)
How to curry with the jury
Anyone else surprised by how serious Kyle looked over on the jury?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Think: chicken sausage and kale soup, griddled onion burgers, ponzu chili steak bowl, sweet and spicy ponzu pork meatballs, or curry in a hurry chickpea flatbreads.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 28 Sep. 2024
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Winston’s Kitchen Jerk and curry chicken and other Jamaican specialties from this longtime food truck in South Austin.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Feb. 2024
Which brings us to Tribal Council. Survivor 47 cast share their most embarrassing moments ever (exclusive)
How to curry with the jury
Anyone else surprised by how serious Kyle looked over on the jury?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Think: chicken sausage and kale soup, griddled onion burgers, ponzu chili steak bowl, sweet and spicy ponzu pork meatballs, or curry in a hurry chickpea flatbreads.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curry
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The flames licked at the neighborhood’s outskirts, toasting a few leaves at the perimeter, but didn’t damage a single residence in the community.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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As Ferrell resumed singing with Johansson, Kardashian and Gasteyer, Wiig proceeded to lick Dooneese’s tiny hands and stroke Johansson’s face, tap on one of Gasteyer’s breasts and pretend to play the drums on Kardashian’s butt.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Musk pounded his chest and raised his right arm in an angular motion while giving his speech.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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That involved Shorrock and a few others pounding posts in the ground, putting up heavy metal fencing and twisting metal ties together.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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The game ended when Mariners batter Cole Young struck out looking.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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The rebuilt Mountain West is likely to do the same, creating a fascinating twist to the realignment game: Neighboring conferences, battered by departures and revitalized by expansion, are concurrently seeking media deals to secure their futures.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Mr. Trump lashed out at Zelenskyy, accusing him of duping the U.S. into providing billions in aid to Ukraine and misusing it.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, lashed out at the Trump administration for leaving him out of the talks.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Imani Randolph, a model and creator, recalls her mom’s upbringing in the Bronx where effort wasn’t hidden, it was celebrated.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Sen both understood Oberon’s desire to hide a secret and recognized a trace of her South Asian accent.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Miller was struck in the temple, whipping his hat off his head.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Eleven of his assists that season came from the right, and nine were whipped across in that fashion.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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By one estimate, a single square meter of ground may be pelted with 100 million bacteria during every hour of a rainstorm.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pico and others have pelted the PFL with criticism.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fans may have noticed that Garten always stores her knives in her knife block with the blades facing upward, rather than downward, as most of us do.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Curry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curry. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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