tendril
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A few weeks later, a wispy tendril starts out, climbing up the wooden support.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
A few painstaking moments later and he has freed his bounty—a small caterpillar perhaps an inch long, caked in earth with a reddish tendril of fungus sprouting from its head.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 4, 2024
A twisty tendril of vapor in white-to-red ombre could be seen snaking behind a bright white light in parts of South Korea’s sky Friday evening.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
At one point, she reached out and gently brushed a loose tendril out of the face of the nurse attending her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
A tendril of unease curled through her, but she swallowed and pushed it down.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Paul Cremo, who directs the Met's commissioning program, said creating the other-worldly universe for "Bardo" -- in which tendrils engulf singers and ghosts explode -- challenged the Met's technical staff.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
"There's an intestine detached from the rest of the body, surrounded by tendrils of blood vessels from the yolk."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Route 66 has its tendrils throughout SoCal, and especially in the L.A. area, winding through Pasadena, West Hollywood and culminating in Santa Monica.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
But for anyone who’s tangled with an eating disorder — and the way its tendrils quietly siphon joy from even the simplest routines — it is something.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
The tendrils got thicker, exuding a steamy green vapor that smelled of boiled cabbage.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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