tendril

A few weeks later, a wispy tendril starts out, climbing up the wooden support.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

But the Laugh Factory incident is but one tendril of Richards’ book, albeit an important one, tying into the dangerous high-wire act of performance in general and stand-up comedy in particular.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024

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

Here was loop of creeper with a tendril pendant from a node.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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 of the tightly strung material connect, both physically and metaphorically, the wartime experiences documented in the photocopied pages scattered about, but they also bring to mind out-of-control cell growth and cancerous disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

The narrative wisely stays close to Turner and/or Vasquez; there are enough twists and tendrils in the main overlapping plots without running off into less related matters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

There are still tendrils of pleasure and joy left on the internet, sure.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025

A curtain of thinner tendrils hangs down from it, like a scraggly beard clotted with dirt.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black