as in gulf
water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center
a boat sucked down into the vortex
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Recent Examples of vortex
This strong circulation is known as a polar vortex.
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Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Meteorologists warn that the U.S. is about to get its 10th and coldest polar vortex stretching event this season.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the polar vortex often expands, pushing cold air southward along with the jet stream.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Butler co-authors the blog on the vortex with Ciasto.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Meteorologists warn that the U.S. is about to get its 10th and coldest polar vortex stretching event this season.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the polar vortex often expands, pushing cold air southward along with the jet stream.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Butler co-authors the blog on the vortex with Ciasto.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
Noun
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Caroline Price Just across the gulf, another ‘imperfect’ score would soon attract attention.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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At nearly 2,500 feet long, the Fishing and Education Pier is the largest in the Gulf as well as Alabama’s only public gulf pier.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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The outdoor pool and hot tubs and the spa’s whirlpool are equipped with lifts.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2025
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Any such reforms will be slow-moving, though, and America is foundering right now in a whirlpool of contested facts.—
Adam Marcus,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Hamas propaganda video of the two captives begging for their release unleashed a maelstrom of emotions in Israel, including a glimmer of hope for their families.—
Isabel Kershner,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Amidst the maelstrom of war in Ukraine, three drag queens – Diva Monroe, Marlene, and Aura – refuse to abandon their homeland.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Complex and distinct swirl of aromas of chalk, cola, maple syrup, dark chocolate, gorse, bacon and red plums.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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With verve and drama, Durham draws us into the swirl of Soviet dancers, defectors, filmmakers, and politicians.—
April Austin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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