: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle
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Its programs include league play, cocktails and curling events, junior curling and adaptive curling.
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Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
This interplay of Johnson’s curling and the Denver’s already motion-heavy offense looks to be a perfect fit, especially in how the Nuggets have long weaponized Jokic’s DHOs as a staple action of their offense.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Keep it minimal for no seeping in and damaging, curling, or cracking, suggests Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
The curling rod is made from satin to reduce frizz, and the set also includes two satin scrunchies.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
This interplay of Johnson’s curling and the Denver’s already motion-heavy offense looks to be a perfect fit, especially in how the Nuggets have long weaponized Jokic’s DHOs as a staple action of their offense.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Keep it minimal for no seeping in and damaging, curling, or cracking, suggests Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
The curling rod is made from satin to reduce frizz, and the set also includes two satin scrunchies.
—Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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curling
noun
curl·ing
ˈkər-liŋ 
: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle
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