CURLICUING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

curlicuing

verb

present participle of curlicue

as in curling

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straightening

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Verb

Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, meanwhile, became the first American team to win a medal in Olympic mixed doubles curling, taking silver.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The striker managed to regain possession, used his quick feet to dance past two defenders before curling an effort into the top corner.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of curling

Verb

Tiles falling off the wall near ice machine creating a surface that is not smooth nor easily cleanable.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of falling off

Verb

DraftKings says its responsible gaming system provides adequate safeguards to protect customers from spiraling out of control.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026
Here’s a closer look at Clancy’s spiraling mental health, the killings of her children, her triple murder trial and her ongoing legal situation.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiraling

Verb

The stock has spent two months coiling in a narrow range, so the levels that matter are close by.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
In addition to data on coiling direction from multiple species going back millions of years, the study incorporates insights from modern foram genetics and biology.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of coiling

Verb

Milwaukee is in the Fall Classic for the first time since 1982 after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series on Thursday night.

— Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
One Championship Series in the MLB has come to an end with the Brewers sweeping the Dodgers.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweeping

Verb

Also bowing is 20th Century Studios’ feature take on Daniel Kraus survival thriller novel Whalefall, with $11M-$12m domestic in 3,000 theaters, and about the same overseas for a $24M WW start on the high end.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
But these four features from Qatar are instead bowing separately as special screenings.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of bowing

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