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Recent Examples of churned
And what the pair had was their family firm's bubbling de-icers, $400 electric fan-like devices that, when lowered into the sea, churned warmer water up from below to prevent ice from forming.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
In the past, such a storm would typically have churned up cold water from below the surface and stifled its own growth, according to Andy Hazelton, a hurricane modeler and associate scientist with the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
These waters have not been churned up by any other tropical storms or hurricanes this year.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Setting a trap with a phone call Leigh’s head spun, and her stomach churned.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Everybody went to see them, so studios churned more and more out every year until the market was saturated.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
The frigid water of the bay churned 220 feet below him.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
As Hurricane Erin churned off the North Carolina coast this week, its powerful waves destroyed most of the remaining sea turtle nests on Emerald Isle, dealing a blow to what had been shaping up as a successful nesting season.
—ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
In the past, such a storm would typically have churned up cold water from below the surface and stifled its own growth, according to Andy Hazelton, a hurricane modeler and associate scientist with the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
These waters have not been churned up by any other tropical storms or hurricanes this year.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Setting a trap with a phone call Leigh’s head spun, and her stomach churned.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Everybody went to see them, so studios churned more and more out every year until the market was saturated.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
The frigid water of the bay churned 220 feet below him.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
As Hurricane Erin churned off the North Carolina coast this week, its powerful waves destroyed most of the remaining sea turtle nests on Emerald Isle, dealing a blow to what had been shaping up as a successful nesting season.
—ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churned
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Since then, Hall's future with the team was in doubt as rumors swirled that the Jets would have the young running back on the trade block, though head coach Aaron Glenn repeatedly expressed his desire to retain Hall.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Throughout season 2 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, rumors swirled around whether cast member Demi Engemann cheated on her husband, Bret, while appearing on Vanderpump Villa, a reality series hosted by Lisa Vanderpump.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Christian, gentle and curly-haired, talked of his music while Nat stirred the pot.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
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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Freeze extra for later, sans any pasta, which is better when freshly boiled.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Potatoes Potatoes are starchy vegetables that can be enjoyed roasted, boiled, sauteed, or fried.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
4 Nov. 2025
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The blue tide washed further than most pollsters had predicted.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Most garments made of wool, silk, cashmere, mohair, leather, spandex, fleece, or microfiber should not be washed with chlorine bleach.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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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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For these reasons and others, Duan says that his team has spun HLS into a startup company—Convergency Biotech—with the goal to develop HLS workstations user-friendly enough for any lab.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After a Joey Estes fastball came near his head, Robles whirled around and chucked his bat at the pitcher.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Between events, Diamandis whirled around, making and cementing connections.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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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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The result was a gonzo spaghetti Western that seethed with anti-colonialist sentiment and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Churned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churned. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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