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Recent Examples of swirl
Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
In December 2022, with all of the interest swirling around Frank, Brentford rewarded him with a pay rise and a new contract until 2027.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2025
Keeping SailGP’s identical F50 catamarans, which compete head-to-head, in stable flight is hard enough on an open track, so trying to achieve constant foiling as the breeze swirls off the streets of Manhattan is much more difficult.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Verb
More recently, rumors of ICE spotted in the northeastern corner of the neighborhood, at 43rd St. and Fort Hamilton Parkway, bordering Borough Park, swirled in group chats among migrant residents, and on social media Thursday.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
In December 2022, with all of the interest swirling around Frank, Brentford rewarded him with a pay rise and a new contract until 2027.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Noun
Something in the interaction of all those whorls and swirls will give the ducks a special boost.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2025
Keeping SailGP’s identical F50 catamarans, which compete head-to-head, in stable flight is hard enough on an open track, so trying to achieve constant foiling as the breeze swirls off the streets of Manhattan is much more difficult.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirl
Verb
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More recently, the actress stirred buzz for gaining 30 pounds to play boxer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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The beauty and brilliance of Baum’s story is undoubtedly in its timeless power to stir an emotional response in us as adults.—
Hazel Gaynor
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
Verb
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And proves once again that Southerners can turn almost anything into a dip.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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By 1913 Henry Ford’s moving-belt assembly line cut build time to 93 minutes, and cheap Texas oil kept the tank full, turning personal mobility from luxury to the default setting.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 June 2025
Noun
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There’s a ring roll that snaps securely into place, a removable grid for earrings, snap tabs to hold bracelets or necklaces, and a couple small zip-up pockets.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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The life of a teen idol in the early 1960s was a mix of dismissal and adulation, according to peer Fabian Forte, who performed as Fabian and toured with Christie in rock ‘n’ roll revival shows in the 1980s.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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But internal controls, like segregation of duties, dual approvals or rotating high-risk job functions, don’t signal distrust.—
Toby Braun,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Defensively, roles are still to be determined on the line, but players rotate so frequently at that spot that there isn’t major intrigue in that battle.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Scientists are unsure what to do because the current speeding-up may be a blip in a longer trend of Earth’s rotation slowing.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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But the team was widely believed to need to bolster its rotation at the trade deadline, and the club hung onto its top five prospects and dealt for Rays starter Zach Eflin and Marlins starter Trevor Rogers.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Versant, which will be lead by CEO Mark Lazarus when Comcast spins the company off later this year, has been building up a corporate structure — with several executives coming from NBCU’s news operations.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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The iconic address’ upstairs is all about pitchers of local wheat ales and country DJs spinning Morgan Wallen hits, yet the basement steakhouse is where the sweet tunes from the sizzling stovetop can be heard.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Rainbow sprinkles coat the outside of a large vanilla cake, with eddies of rainbow icing, coated in edible glitter, lining the top.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Before things got smoother, eddies would first merge and interact in even more complicated ways.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Pitchers who heave triple-digit fastballs and twirl nasty breaking pitches damage their arms.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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Latour was masterful in the pitching circle, twirling a complete-game shutout while scattering four hits and striking out eight in a 4-0 win for D-R. Latour came through at the plate, too, notching two hits and an RBI.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
12 June 2025
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirl. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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