curlicue
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On “Rated OG,” he adds intriguing curlicue accents to a chord progression rendered on vibraphone as a forceful, distorted bass riff chugs along underneath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Get it really cold and then a giant twist, not those little curlicue twists that they do sometimes.
From Salon ● May 1, 2025
The wooden figure—with its shaggy white hair, black curlicue mustache, and cherubic pink cheeks—bears little resemblance to Donald Trump’s signature comb over and bronzed skin.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2023
There is no glass pyramid jutting from the sidewalk or new modernist curlicue declaring itself a new wing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
In the underbrush, Harison bent to the ground and picked up a green tail feather with a curious curlicue at the end.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Vocabulary lists containing curlicue
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