as in curled
forming or styled into loops the boy's naturally curly locks

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Recent Examples of curly The legislation institutes federal protections against discrimination of natural hairstyles, such as curly and kinky hair, as well as protective styles like Bantu knots, locs and twists. Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025 Like woolly mammoths, these mice have curlier hair — which is the same color of the mammoth mummies found in the permafrost — as well as a gene that should impact the way their bodies metabolize fat. Susan Young, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 First time wearing my natural curly hair to an event. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025 Andreeva’s curly blond hair was slicked back into a braid, and sweat dotted her teal outfit. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curly

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“Curly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curly. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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