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Recent Examples of eddy
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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
Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020
The toilets at home were white and eddied the business away.
—Vanessa Martir, Longreads, 27 Nov. 2019
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Noun
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
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
Verb
In the same way that eddies in a stream alter downstream currents, Elgindi’s work itself prompted a new round of mathematical discovery.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020
The toilets at home were white and eddied the business away.
—Vanessa Martir, Longreads, 27 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddy
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Brown entered the pre-arrest Diddy rumor mill in October with an Instagram post that threw the death of Porter, in 2018 from lobar pneumonia, into question and effectively threw the tragedy into the swirl of questions circulating about Combs.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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The wind is bending thick swirls of flame over Sunset Boulevard and the firefighters are helpless to stop it.Matt Gutman, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Like how sea stars impact entire food chains, leadership behaviors ripple through entire organizations, influencing morale, engagement, and productivity.Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The emotional toll has rippled across the industry.Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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The week’s biggest stories (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) A flare-up of the Palisades fire forced more evacuations as L.A. reels from staggering losses Los Angeles faced another tense night as the Palisades fire moved northeast, prompting new mandatory evacuations.Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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There is no underlined and oft-spoken mantra about paying homage to something that should be occasionally celebrated on classic NFL Films reels and then turned off when the work of today begins.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The bad blood between Howard and O’Neal bubbled over in the past few days, following Howard’s remarks regarding their decades-long beef during a recent podcast appearance.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Which was bubbling in his mind to begin with, reaching out to call for the other?Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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For even more great reads, take a spin through all 100 Notable Books of 2024.Sadie Stein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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This heavy metal has a large nuclear spin that can take eight different directions.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The loss was Day’s first to an unranked opponent and fourth in a row to the rival Wolverines, sending the Ohio State fan base into a spiral.Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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And then all of the guest hosting and all of those elements, the staff was in something of a spiral.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Some names have trickled out in the past two weeks, and the Pioneer Press can share a few more players MNUFC is legitimately connected with over the last month.Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2025
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Friends and neighbors who left town are trickling back home.Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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By taking a proactive approach to learning and professional development, organizations position themselves to stay ahead of the curve.Ann Blakely, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The studio gave it a remarkably seamless flow between spaces as angles become curves and lines merge into arches.Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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