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Recent Examples of swirl
Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Tradition and opulence deftly swirl within its sumptuous interior—replete with crystal chandeliers, statuary, antiques and marble galore.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
Last week, speculation swirled online that the two, who also co-founded the publishing house X Artists’ Books, had wed.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In August, Steven Phillips-Horst wrote a sensation-causing report about the pharmacological party swirl among a very narrow band of rich gay men who can afford hundreds of dollars in club entrances and baggies per weekend.
—Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Tradition and opulence deftly swirl within its sumptuous interior—replete with crystal chandeliers, statuary, antiques and marble galore.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
In August 2022, rumors swirled that Kody was eyeing a woman named Leah Marie Brown as his fifth and new wife.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
Last week, speculation swirled online that the two, who also co-founded the publishing house X Artists’ Books, had wed.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirl
Verb
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Add corn and 3/4 teaspoon of the salt; cook, stirring often, until tender, about 4 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Cook over medium heat until onion is tender and sausage begins to brown, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chemical reactions involving the hematite can turn the rock from red to white and produce iron rich minerals, in this case an iron phosphate called vivianite and an iron sulfide called greigite.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps more worrying for Browns fans has been Flacco's propensity to turn the ball over, throwing six interceptions thus far, the second most of any quarterback in football through the first four weeks.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The strong scent of commingled colognes filled the night air, and word went around that the lobster roll hors d’oeuvres were best avoided.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
5 Oct. 2025
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All Ostermoor mattresses arrive air sealed and roll packed in a box, no white glove service is available.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Otherwise, there’s no reason for Banks to be rotating with Cor’Dale Flott, who has been the better player at every stage of this position battle.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Guests can enjoy amenities such as a heated pool, hot tub, sauna, rotating art exhibitions, and landscaped courtyards with firepits and hammocks.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Noir is a quaint coffee shop where white walls are a canvas for paintings by a rotation of local artists.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jovic’s challenge this season is staying healthy and carving out a consistent role in the Heat’s rotation after beginning last season as a starter, then being completely moved out of the rotation, and ultimately thriving in a sixth man role off the bench during the back half of the season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 1921 Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara theorized that two vortices spinning through fluid (which is exactly what tropical cyclones are) could come close enough to each other to begin orbiting a common central point.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
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The wideout caught a Colts QB Daniel Jones throw for what would have been a sensational 76-yard touchdown in the third quarter, spinning away from two tacklers.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With its welcoming yet offbeat eddies of piano, acoustic guitar, woodwinds, and horns, Heavy Metal was a far cry from Geese’s livewire rock.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, in two of the four cases with moderate bubble size and density, the turbulence in the flow closely followed Kolmogorov’s predictions at small scales for eddies smaller than the size of the bubbles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Sprinklers were twirling on little patches of lawn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Almost every time there’s a close call the player comes up twirling his finger, beseeching his coach to ask for a review.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirl. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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