Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purl
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Rumors of a romance first swirled after the duo were photographed in November 2024 at a Halloween party, that .Paak captured on Instagram.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025 -
The Fed last week left interest rates unchanged, an acknowledgement of the uncertainty swirling around the economy.—
Lucia Mutikani,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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The disappearance of their son ripples through an accomplished ensemble piece that also includes excellent work from Sarayu Blue, Jack Huston, and especially Ji-young Yoo, who nearly steals the whole show.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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In Baltimore, meanwhile, economic effects could ripple.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Repressed feelings are bubbling up, causing erratic reactions and meltdowns when pushed to the edge.—
Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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By Erica Sloan Sparkly beverages pumped with prebiotic fiber have been bubbling up for some time now, positioned both as gut-helpers and healthier alts to classic soda.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Super Bowl was the leviathan in whose eddying wake the pilot fish feed.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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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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My brother herds me up to a half-moon granite desk beside a gurgling fountain, our steps echoing.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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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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Jase Richardson could walk at 7 months old and could dribble a ball at 1.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Swett dribbled right to free himself then blasted a shot past the Marks from 20 yards out to ice the game.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2025
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That 1993 conflagration lapped at the windows of my childhood home; the Palisades Fire finally burned it down.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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Seals, whales and fish swim in the frigid, glacial waters that lap its shores.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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An employee was seen sneezing directly into their hand and returning to work without washing their hands.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Because what’s really getting washed is the film as the paint rests safely beneath it.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Purl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purl. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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