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TAKE THE QUIZmaelstrom
noun
mael·strom
ˈmāl-strəm
-ˌsträm
1
: a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
tried to shoot the canoe across a stretch of treacherous maelstrom—
Harper's
2
: something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence
the maelstrom enveloping the country
a maelstrom of emotions
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