: 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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The winter sports federations, including those that govern skiing and snowboarding, curling, luge, and ice hockey have by and large stood steadfast: no Russians or Belarusians, even as neutrals.
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The winger received the ball near the sideline before cutting inside, beating his defender and sending a masterful curling shot into the far corner.
—Ben Church, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
The United States wins the Olympic gold medal in men’s curling in a decisive upset of Sweden.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Keep it minimal for no seeping in and damaging, curling, or cracking, suggests Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The winger received the ball near the sideline before cutting inside, beating his defender and sending a masterful curling shot into the far corner.
—Ben Church, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
The United States wins the Olympic gold medal in men’s curling in a decisive upset of Sweden.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Keep it minimal for no seeping in and damaging, curling, or cracking, suggests Stein.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 29 Mar. 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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