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1
: a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender spirally coiling sensitive organ serving to attach a climbing plant to its support
2
: something suggestive of a tendril
creeping tendrils of fog
Examples of tendril in a Sentence
A few tendrils of hair framed her face.
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The next morning a tendril of smoke showed, visible from the adjacent I-70, and was reported by many.
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 July 2024
Its tendrils extend into every corner of our lives, leaving no one untouched.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
In a subsequent post, Lil Kim posted images of Royal showing off her celebratory hairstyle, which is a ponytail with bangs and tendrils at her ears.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 June 2024
The small, round device implanted in the skull is supposed to keep the thin tendrils of electrodes in place.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 July 2024
Its tendrils extend into every corner of our lives, leaving no one untouched.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
In a subsequent post, Lil Kim posted images of Royal showing off her celebratory hairstyle, which is a ponytail with bangs and tendrils at her ears.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 June 2024
The small, round device implanted in the skull is supposed to keep the thin tendrils of electrodes in place.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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“Tendril.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tendril. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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tendril
noun
ten·dril
ˈten-drəl 
1
: a slender leafless winding stem by which some climbing plants fasten themselves to a support
2
: something that curls like a tendril
tendrils of hair
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