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Recent Examples of swirl
Toria Sheffield, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The night sky will reveal stunning sights such as the craters of the Moon, the majestic rings of Saturn, the swirling bands of Jupiter, and other astronomical wonders.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024
Smoky, spicy swirls of raspberry preserve, leather, and sweet tobacco meld into a profoundly ripe yet lively and fresh palate, struck by layers of dusty graphite, ore, and iodine.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Verb
In video footage captured by Fox 11 on Friday, Jan. 10, viewers were able to see swirling winds emanating from a hillside blaze.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The night sky will reveal stunning sights such as the craters of the Moon, the majestic rings of Saturn, the swirling bands of Jupiter, and other astronomical wonders.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
As Denver faces a High Wind Warning and a winter storm swirls in northwestern Colorado, metro temperatures are forecast to fall to 17 degrees overnight Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024
Smoky, spicy swirls of raspberry preserve, leather, and sweet tobacco meld into a profoundly ripe yet lively and fresh palate, struck by layers of dusty graphite, ore, and iodine.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirl
Verb
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The latest catastrophe has stirred particular concern over whether Los Angeles can manage the twin tasks of rebuilding while hosting the Olympics in 2028.—
Adam Nagourney,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Add remaining cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. 6.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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At the very beginning of the app’s popularity in 2020, this discovery capability turned regular posters into household names and industry staples.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the playoffs, though, Mahomes turned into Superman.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Characters are built by choosing Ways, which function like skills, feats and class talents that modify dice rolls.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Other data, such as your camera roll settings or location, may be collected automatically.—
Kim Key,
PCMAG,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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My encounters with dancing baseball players and rotating snow brooms were not grist for the mill of public discussion; this experience was unique to me.—
Cal Newport,
The New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2025
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Triples sees the three players on a team rotate who hits shots as well as taking turns to tee off.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Phoenix Suns’ center rotation was in a dire state less than 24 hours ago.—
Evan Sidery,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, adding depth to their rotation behind Skubal (like Stroman) would be a big boost.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Scientists traced one to the turbulent, magnetically active region around a rapidly spinning star called a magnetar.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Accelerate Gradually Avoid sudden acceleration, which can cause tires to spin.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The mountains can also make the winds more erratic because additional whirls of wind, known as wind eddies, can form as the air moves across the peaks and through the canyons.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Swirling wind patterns known as eddies have also formed near the Eaton fire and could push the fire in unexpected directions.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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They were also printed on blue on white towels for fans to twirl at Ford Field.—
Larry Lage,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Nor does Coppola do her lead or the film any favors by continually cutting away to slo-mo scenes of Anderson twirling around outside and staring forlornly at the horizon, which gives off heavy student-film vibes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirl. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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