1
as in to pull
to draw out by force or with effort
practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness
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2
as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill
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Recent Examples of corkscrew
Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
His Wacoal Arts Center in Tokyo, known as the Spiral for its corkscrew staircase and exterior resembling steps, became a landmark site for his use of fragmented geometric spaces and forms in a dense cityscape.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
Upstairs is the primary suite tower, featuring lofty ceilings, a brick fireplace, eyebrow windows, a sitting area with ocean view, and a spiral staircase with handmade driftwood treads corkscrewing up to a studio/loft/meditation space.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
Wine tastings within the on-site cellar feature a giant corkscrew art piece-cum-wine rack, too.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
His Wacoal Arts Center in Tokyo, known as the Spiral for its corkscrew staircase and exterior resembling steps, became a landmark site for his use of fragmented geometric spaces and forms in a dense cityscape.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
Verb
Always prepared, Schrader brought his own bottle of wine and corkscrew to a table of teetotalers.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
Upstairs is the primary suite tower, featuring lofty ceilings, a brick fireplace, eyebrow windows, a sitting area with ocean view, and a spiral staircase with handmade driftwood treads corkscrewing up to a studio/loft/meditation space.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024
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Apple West 14th Street Address: 401 West 14th Street Give it up for the three-story spiral glass staircase.Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024
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According to the federal complaint, Mangione also had a spiral notebook that included several handwritten pages expressing hostility toward the health insurance industry and wealthy executives.MARK SCOLFORO, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
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Heinola sought to key a breakout, then curled to the left wing boards — the far side from the bench — before trying a pass that didn’t work.Murat Ates, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Traditionally, ribbons are curled using scissors—a quick process that involves dragging the sharp edge of a blade along one side of the ribbon to create tension and form curls.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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The large nonvenomous constrictor captures its prey by ambushing it before coiling around it.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Despite its name, what this place has is the widest variety of börek, flaky pastry topped with seeds and coiled around fillings like feta, spinach, and potato.Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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Caumont extracted the nymphs and sent them to Réaumur with Alphons’s letter.Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 28 Dec. 2024
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This long cooking time breaks down collagen and other connective tissues, extracting minerals like calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, along with amino acids such as glycine, proline and glutamine.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 26 Dec. 2024
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Traffic often clogs the road winding from Española, past the Pueblo de San Ildefonso and up the Pajarito Plateau.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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Observing this coming need for power, Amazon, Google, Meta, OpenAI and others have invested billions into everything from solar and wind to advanced nuclear and geothermal.Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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A lot of the actors feel like they’ve been plucked right out of a CW show for young adults and tweens.Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Protesters aren’t just swept up during protests; since July, the authorities have plucked low-profile demonstrators from their homes days after they were seen on the street.Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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In 1957, his research into relativity, Einstein’s idea that the fabric of space is curved by gravitation, revealed a fascinating byproduct.Ken Bridges, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
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The ground-level Emerald Garden Pool & Bar is a mix between Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden and Gaudí — a lagoon-like tropical pool made from vibrant green and blue mosaic tiles that curves around like a lazy river, emulating the natural pools native to Brazil’s Bonito region.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Corkscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corkscrew. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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