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
Latoya Gayle, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Swift’s high school principal of two years, Paul Decker, still remembers the teenager with corkscrew curls walking into his office the summer of 2004 with her mom.
—Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
The sitting area had a dramatic brick chimney that corkscrewed from floor to ceiling.
—Kate Maxwell, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
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Adjective
The singer, 55, stepped out with the big corkscrew curls she was famed for wearing throughout the 1990s at the Catch Steak restaurant in Aspen, Colo., on Thursday, Dec. 27.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Swift’s high school principal of two years, Paul Decker, still remembers the teenager with corkscrew curls walking into his office the summer of 2004 with her mom.
—Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
Then James Cameron came aboard for Aliens and upped the velocity factor, essentially turning the 1986 sequel into a roller coaster dipping and corkscrewing on an extraterrestrial planet.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
The sitting area had a dramatic brick chimney that corkscrewed from floor to ceiling.
—Kate Maxwell, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corkscrew
Adjective
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Scientists still don't know why galaxies like this one take on this spiral shape, in part because of the sheer diversity of other examples.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
9 May 2025
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Many of these stars are massive, luminous and blue, giving the spiral arms their characteristic azure hue.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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As the aphids feed on the new leaves and twigs, leaves curl and twigs twist in response to aphid feeding on the sap.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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The musician completed the look with bombshell platinum blonde hair, which was curled into light rings.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
6 May 2025
Verb
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And five seconds after that, Williams has his long arms coiled around the bigger boy like a python on a piglet.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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With a Hall of Fame-caliber resume, the apex predator appears coiled and ready to strike at his next challenger, John Cena, this Saturday (May 10), at Backlash in Orton’s hometown of St. Louis.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Like a professional, Blue Ivy carefully extracted the hair from her earring as swiftly as possible, even hitting a few moves with her while sorting out the wardrobe malfunction.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Royalty rates paid by companies to extract oil, gas and coal would be cut, reversing Biden’s attempts to curb fossil fuels to help address climate change.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
Verb
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This winding road to diagnosis, although uncertain and unpredictable, has taught me to continue speaking up and pushing for answers.—
Racquel H. Dozier,
Health,
14 May 2025
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With the exception of the occasional shepherd, those winding roads are now empty for cyclists.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Adams plucked out Shakespeare’s lines and mounted them like gems in a finely wrought score.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Companies are still developing mining vehicles, but one method would be to use large tractor-sized machines that drive across the sea floor plucking up nodules and transporting them via long pipes to a ship on the surface.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Her one-shoulder design was perfectly tailored to curve to her body for sleek yet stylish sophistication.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Jay Hook had a degree in engineering and was the rare pitcher who could explain how a curveball curves.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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“Corkscrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corkscrew. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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