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Recent Examples of swirl
Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Image The suggestions of a love triangle have been swirling for several months, including in July, at the Republican National Convention, where Ms. Anderson was spotted sitting behind Mr. Trump — and Ms. Guilfoyle — in a red dress.
—Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Alice Park, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
These fins are engineered to soften tannins and enhance flavor with every swirl of the glass.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Following Luigi Mangione's arrest in an Altoona, Pa., McDonald's this week, rumors have swirled across the internet that the employee who called 911 wouldn't receive the potential $60,000 reward for information leading to his capture.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Image The suggestions of a love triangle have been swirling for several months, including in July, at the Republican National Convention, where Ms. Anderson was spotted sitting behind Mr. Trump — and Ms. Guilfoyle — in a red dress.
—Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
Even naming the swirl of emotions that may buffet you in the coming days can be productive.
—Alice Park, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
These fins are engineered to soften tannins and enhance flavor with every swirl of the glass.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirl
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Fill the pitcher with ice, add coconut sparkling water and stir gently.Emily Price, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Covington has been vocal about James in the past, and he’s always been one to speak his mind and stir some controversy during media appearances.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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But like many large purveyors of physical media, its fortunes turned with the rise of the internet, digital downloads, and online shopping.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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But a few Decembers ago, its branches turned into spindly things where spikes grew instead of leaves.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In the final moments, Mother gives birth to a baby girl in her living room, letting out a primal scream before the credits roll.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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The accompanying photo roll chronicled their love affair through pictures of the couple smiling in the car, making out in a photo booth, posing in velvety medieval gear, taking naps and hikes and, in the golden shot, Long getting down on one knee to propose.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Ravens needed to take care of business, build a comfortable enough lead to allow coach John Harbaugh to rotate liberally in the second half, avoid significant injuries and get back to Baltimore as soon as possible to start preparations for Saturday’s showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers.Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes cards even rotate the spend categories quarterly.Erika Kullberg, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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Remember, Steele first broke into the majors as a left-handed reliever and began to earn his spot in the rotation after the Cubs’ sell-off at the 2021 trade deadline.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Yet the rotation out of cyclicals and into tech hasn’t been uniform.Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Magomedov is coming off a historic double spinning backfist KO win, while Page lost a narrow decision to Ian Machado Garry at welterweight.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The score, composed by Scott Walker, swells as the image comes unfixed and begins to tumble and spin.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The closest comparison on Earth to an anticyclone is an ocean eddy, a swirl of water cut off from the normal ocean current with currents that move fast around a center while the center moves slowly through the ocean.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 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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The right-hander has twirled a 2.88 ERA with a 1.02 WHIP and 946 strikeouts over his most recent 816 2/3 innings.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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In the video, Rae most astutely re-affirms her actual and legitimate pre-social media dance background while twirling around dark Paris streets with her dancers.Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirl. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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