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Recent Examples of swirl
Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
As the butter melts, swirl the pan to lightly coat sides and bottom.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
Give it a swirl with your stirrer (or a pretzel stick in a pinch).
—Emily Price, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Over millions of years, the two galaxies' arms are expected to tangle and combine, swirling into each other.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
As the butter melts, swirl the pan to lightly coat sides and bottom.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
The comments during the White House briefing come as Stellantis has found itself in a swirl of headlines in recent months focused on its sales and inventory struggles, lowered financial guidance, a recent management shakeup, retirement announcement for CEO Carlos Tavares and other issues.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
Give it a swirl with your stirrer (or a pretzel stick in a pinch).
—Emily Price, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirl
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Add the onion, carrots and celery and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ingredients: 1 part Lo-Fi Gentian Amaro 1 part Mezcal Directions: Build over ice in a rocks glass and lightly stir to mix, creating a smoky, intriguing sip.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pearsall turned upfield and raced Antoine Winfield Jr. down the sideline, stiff-arming the Tampa Bay safety and fighting off his tackle to reach the end zone just before being hauled out of bounds.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Bengals turn the ball over on downs Rohan Nadkarni The Bengals went 49 yards in 11 plays, but the Ravens stopped them on 4th-and-3.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Aria Sky Villas works with a cigar producer to create a series of exclusive, opulent rolls only for Sky Villas guests.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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It’s known for its array of dessert specialties, namely its 12 fruit cobblers, 12 types of banana puddings, 24 types of cookies, 12 cobbler milkshakes, 6 different cinnamon rolls and brownies.Gary Stern, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Morris Brown, the family practice physician who owns the clinic, rotated through Black patients nearly every 20 minutes.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Altair rotates at a blistering pace of once every seven hours, represented by a spinning motif.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Williams had just 12 catches for 166 yards across his nine games, and then fell even more out of the rotation with the addition of star wideout Davante Adams.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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At some point, Musselman would prefer to cut his rotation down to a much smaller number.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
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In one of the more impressive moments from the set, DJ Jahi Sundance spun vocal samples from Erykah Badu and Thundercat as the band expertly weaved around them.William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Then, to understand how well the mud flowed, the researchers placed some on a machine called a rheometer that spun the sample and measured its viscosity.Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Further Reading Swirling patterns in Starry Night match those in gassy star nurseries In physics, turbulence relates to strong, sudden movements within air or water, usually marked by eddies and vortices.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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As a common natural phenomenon observed in fluids — moving water, ocean currents, blood flow, billowing storm clouds and plumes of smoke — turbulent flow is chaotic, as larger swirls or eddies, form and break down into smaller ones.Katie Hunt, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
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Keen to lift the team after a difficult opening five minutes, Shakhtar fans began jumping up and down in their corner of the stadium and twirling their orange scarves above their heads.Matias Grez, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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Charli’s been twirling, jumping, and spitting on stage in Luar and Acne Studios, courtesy of Brat fashion architect Chris Horan.José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirl. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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