as in vortex
water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center
our rubber raft got caught in a maelstrom in a particularly rough stretch of white water
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Take a moment to reflect on the maelstrom one small toddler can inflict upon a home.
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Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
To anyone who’s spent any amount of time in any version of this city, the succession of news voices and flashes of chaotic footage that orient us in the maelstrom of urban decay will be all too familiar.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
How — amid this perpetual maelstrom of things to like, favorite, and urgently need to fix — are we meant to be moral?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
The lack of federal regulation around generative AI amid its rapid proliferation has contributed to a growing maelstrom of confusion and criticism around what datasets AI companies are using to train their models.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
To anyone who’s spent any amount of time in any version of this city, the succession of news voices and flashes of chaotic footage that orient us in the maelstrom of urban decay will be all too familiar.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
How — amid this perpetual maelstrom of things to like, favorite, and urgently need to fix — are we meant to be moral?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
The lack of federal regulation around generative AI amid its rapid proliferation has contributed to a growing maelstrom of confusion and criticism around what datasets AI companies are using to train their models.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for maelstrom
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“Maelstrom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maelstrom. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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