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

I stare in awe as a long tendril winds itself off of him, lands on my shoulder, and instantly disappears into my own green haze.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Somehow, the tiny thin tendrils still hold on.

From Salon ● May 9, 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

He thought he could see opaque tendrils of steam rolling off the very trees in wispy sighs, slicking their arms, legs, and foreheads in a sheen of sticky sweat.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray