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curlicue

[kur-li-kyoo] / ˈkɜr lɪˌkju /










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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

As Clint recalls, Wood sported “an impressively groomed curlicue mustache and Van Dyke beard, both snow white.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2021

A green shoot like a curlicue pushes toward the light.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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