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Recent Examples of churn
Visited by thousands of trekkers and climbers, the region around Mount Everest has been blanketed by snow since Monday as a cyclone from the Bay of Bengal churned across India, ushering in a second bout of severe snowfall in the Himalayas this month.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
His legs are usually churning, extending with each stride as his feet glide 10 to 20 yards downfield with the grace of a 300-pound ballerina.
—Omar Kelly
october 29, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Also, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight and was churning over the country on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm as authorities in Jamaica began surveying the extensive damage left in its wake.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Normally, a storm as slow-moving as Melissa has been—with forward motion of 3 to 5 mph—would churn up colder waters from deeper in the ocean, ultimately weakening the storm.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
His legs are usually churning, extending with each stride as his feet glide 10 to 20 yards downfield with the grace of a 300-pound ballerina.
—Omar Kelly
october 29, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Also, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight and was churning over the country on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm as authorities in Jamaica began surveying the extensive damage left in its wake.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Normally, a storm as slow-moving as Melissa has been—with forward motion of 3 to 5 mph—would churn up colder waters from deeper in the ocean, ultimately weakening the storm.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churn
Verb
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Intrigue continues to swirl about where a future ballpark, and associated new development, could go after Jackson County voters rejected a sales tax in 2024 that would have helped fund a site in the Crossroads.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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But for months, rumors that he was accused of espionage have been swirling inside Cuba.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Whether it’s shaken, stirred, dirty, or dry, the martini remains one of the world’s most iconic and timeless drinks.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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But then, at some point, the gold letters will, in each Blue Jay, stir memories of the end.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As tensions boiled, clashes broke out and federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas, hitting journalists, a pastor and officers with the Chicago Police Department, according to reports and a lawsuit.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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They were created to store the sap collected from nearby maple trees and boil that down to create maple syrup.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Under intense pressure from all angles, Gonzalez spun with the ball, taking out three men, and found Doku.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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On nights when Nova’s feeling sleepy, Poppy happily entertains herself with her mountain of toys — or by spinning in happy circles to reclaim that elusive tail.—
Evan Moore
November 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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His own work seethed with the gritty vernacular of the street, evoking the Sturm und Drang of the Midwestern metropolis.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
23 Oct. 2025
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Paul King had to walk by that poster every day on his walk to school, silently seething.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Churn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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