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 faux screener introduces the stage play, the museum show, and the faux bio-pic to the public (or some staged semblance thereof) and leads to yet another vortex of ironic instability.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 1 May 2025
Beams of light can be twisted to form optical vortices that take a similar shape; optical vortices are often used for wireless transmission of data, the creation of holograms, and numerous other applications.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
The problem was that circular wings have a number of drawbacks – not the least of which is that such wings have a lot of drag because the wingtips generate massive vortices.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Ours is the work of helping others hold those artifacts and insights in their hands, however briefly, and of considering what ought to be reserved from the ever-sucking vortex of oblivion—and why.
—D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 1 May 2025
Beams of light can be twisted to form optical vortices that take a similar shape; optical vortices are often used for wireless transmission of data, the creation of holograms, and numerous other applications.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
The problem was that circular wings have a number of drawbacks – not the least of which is that such wings have a lot of drag because the wingtips generate massive vortices.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Ours is the work of helping others hold those artifacts and insights in their hands, however briefly, and of considering what ought to be reserved from the ever-sucking vortex of oblivion—and why.
—D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
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The gulf between January and now might not be quite as wide as all that.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
30 May 2025
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Trump will then attend a summit with gulf leaders on Wednesday, travel to Qatar that same day and end the trip Thursday in the United Arab Emirates.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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North Country Outdoor Adventures, for example, runs nighttime ice-fishing tours near the city of Whitehorse that combine angling with night-sky viewing, while the new Yukon Spa in Dawson City has a rooftop barrel sauna and a whirlpool from which guests can admire the lights.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
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That includes inspecting ships’ dining rooms, galleys, potable water systems, swimming pools, whirlpools, child activity centers and more; investigating outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness; and reviewing ship designs.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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All is not lost to the maelstrom of the New World Order.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Now, Mayor Bass has proposed folding the bureau into the Professional Standards Division amid a maelstrom of budget cuts, a flurry of criticism from conservative media and the targeting of DEI by the Trump administration.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Romania’s two dominant parties have, amid an endless swirl of corruption scandals, rotated in and out of power since the 1989 overthrow of the communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Goreski looked back on the swirl while standing at the podium Thursday night accepting a style curator of the year award during the Daily Front Row’s Fashion Los Angeles awards ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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