Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purl
Verb
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The talk swirled even as the Eagles had yet to receive an official invite.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025 -
Since Daniel Craig, 57, stepped down as James Bond in 2021’s No Time to Die, rumors have been swirling about who could next play the iconic MI6 agent and producers have remained coy about how imminent a cast announcement might be.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Government employees make up a small share of the overall workforce, but the effects of nixed contracts could ripple out to the private sector.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
6 Mar. 2025
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Inflation-weary consumers are already starting to rein in their spending as uncertainty ripples through households.—
Lucy Bayly,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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Signs of the damage this psychological blow has inflicted are already bubbling to the surface.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Scalding groundwater still bubbles to the surface in places.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Spiders are also keen observers of the forest’s breath, barely perceptible air currents eddying through the trees, and place their webs strategically to intercept these drafts — and the insects that use them to boost their transit through the woods.—
Rick Borchelt,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Nov. 2024
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The crowd eddied, some with batons dancing concentrically around the wheel of fire, others collecting around two young men in white.—
Aatish Taseer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2023
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Imbue rich archival stills with the sounds of life — babies gurgling, horses clomping, train whistles sounding.—
Lisa Kennedy,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The hotel has a large main pool and a steaming hot tub, lovely lawns where guests can put their feet up and enjoy a glass of wine, a gurgling fountain, and, of course, a chicken coop.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Hampton, collected the rebound from his block, dribbled down the right side of the court and knocked down a three-pointer to cut the Cardinals’ lead in half.—
Devin Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Clifford set up with ball along the left corner of the arc, pump faked from three, saw a lane open up and dribbled the baseline all the way to the hoop.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Mitch and Chrissy were so bad at trying to get their buoy across the balance beam they were lapped by Bianca and Thomas… even after Bianca almost blinded her partner while whacking him in the face with her pole!—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Sheets of undulating snow led into gently lapping Arctic waves.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Also, Parachute recommends washing your towels before their first use to remove its silicone coating.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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While washing his hands, three men inside allegedly began harassing him about his jewelry before he was struck on the head and assaulted while trying to leave the restroom, the suit states. 2024-25 NBA CONFERENCE TITLE ODDS: WHICH TEAMS WILL MAKE THE NBA FINALS?—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Purl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purl. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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