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Recent Examples of vortex
The theater then gets sucked into a vortex and turns into a snow globe.
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Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Here's how to escape the vortex.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Zachary Taylor, who was asking for a five-year sentence, described him as an impressionable young man who suffered from depression and was pulled into the algorithmic vortex of hate speech on social media.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
These vortexes form when fast winds (up to 34 mph, or 21 kph) encounter obstacles in their way like islands, mountains, or volcanoes.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 May 2026
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Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Here's how to escape the vortex.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Zachary Taylor, who was asking for a five-year sentence, described him as an impressionable young man who suffered from depression and was pulled into the algorithmic vortex of hate speech on social media.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
These vortexes form when fast winds (up to 34 mph, or 21 kph) encounter obstacles in their way like islands, mountains, or volcanoes.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
Noun
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The gulf waters were essentially inactive all season.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
25 Nov. 2025
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The gulf between the tea stall and the middle-class home of his friend Zain is not that great.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If a whirlpool or streamline can intensify beyond math’s breaking point—the equivalent of a tiny tornado suddenly swirling through your coffee—then the equations can’t be fully trusted.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
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The spa also offers a small heated whirlpool, sauna, and a full-service gym with Technogym equipment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Floyd’s vulnerability in the midst of this psychosexual maelstrom provides the show’s creative spark.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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This light has a very specific wavelength, or color, but the JWST observations showed a minuscule shift in this color from one end of the maelstrom to the other because of the hydrogen’s motion.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
Noun
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After the singer introduces the track with a swirl of spacey synths and forlorn vocals, his lament quickly morphs into a different beast as a raucous live orchestra bursts in to crack things wide open.—
Jason Lamphier,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
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Hip-hop, jazz, comedy, and political commentary swirl in this kaleidoscopic purview.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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