curlicues 1 of 2

noun

variants also curlycues
plural of curlicue
as in curls

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curlicues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of curlicue
as in loops

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicues
  1. curls
  2. spirals
  3. coils
  4. circles
  5. swirls
  6. curves
  7. loops
  8. bows
Noun
  • For a decade, hundreds of Black women and girls have gathered in Kansas City wearing curls, coils, locs, braids and Afros for an annual photograph intended to challenge narrow ideas about what beautiful hair is supposed to look like.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Underneath, Nicks let her natural curls run wild, cascading down her back and shoulders.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of curls
Verb
  • The film, which premiered in competition at Venice Film Festival earlier this month, centers on a mother-daughter relationship that spirals out of control following a shocking revelation.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Together, the pair launch an underground fight club that quickly spirals out of control.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Definition of spirals
Noun
  • This creates eddy currents, which increase the coils’ effective inductance, following Lenz’s law.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For a decade, hundreds of Black women and girls have gathered in Kansas City wearing curls, coils, locs, braids and Afros for an annual photograph intended to challenge narrow ideas about what beautiful hair is supposed to look like.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of coils
Verb
  • Separately in the episode, River (Jack Lowden) and Sid (Olivia Cooke) are on the run from a pair of assassins, while the rest of the team circles the wagons en route to a safe house.
    — Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Travelling roughly 300 miles (483 kilometers) above Earth's surface at about 17,000 mph (27,000 kph), Hubble circles the planet roughly 15 times per day, which is about one lap every 95 minutes.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of circles
Noun
  • Such a beautiful sculpture, mimicking the swirls found in nature (the cosmos, shells, Fibonacci-following topiary) felt a far cry from the swirl of emotions prompted by my favorite TV shows.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of swirls
Verb
  • Ukiah to Boonville Head southwest on Highway 253, a two-lane road that curves through a dense forest.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Out front, a striking carport canopy dramatically curves over the angled driveway, suspended by slender steel support columns.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of curves
Noun
  • Agile took that instinct and turned it into a discipline, with shorter cycles, tighter feedback loops and quicker releases.
    — Tim Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ovener 2-pack Silicone Luggage Tags $8 at Amazon Outfitted with steel cable loops, a waterproof PVC identification tag, and a flexible silicone body, these Ovener luggage tags were built for the long haul.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of loops
Verb
  • Beabadoobee scored her first Top 10 album with Pylon, which bows at Number Seven.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Crawl 2 will be up against Sony’s Fake Skating and also bows the week after Warner Bros/DC’s Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bows
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