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Recent Examples of churned
Aside from lowering the odds of ice forming, the road treatments in North Texas are meant to keep precipitation from bonding to the pavement — so it can be churned into slush by traffic or pushed off the road by crews, Hartzel said.
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Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Red Scare churned on, the Korean War dragged into another year and the threat of Soviet bombardment felt imminent.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
While Chambliss, who transferred and led Ole Miss to a College Football Playoff appearance, was the unquestioned engine that churned everything for that team, the Bulldogs have used multiple quarterbacks to fuel this season’s run.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 19 Dec. 2025
The children ended up collecting stories of folklife spanning 55 topics covering everything from how butter was churned to games to the devastating impacts of the Irish famine and sectarian violence.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
There, massive heaps of food waste are churned into usable compost that residents can collect for free and businesses for a fee.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
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.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 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
Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Red Scare churned on, the Korean War dragged into another year and the threat of Soviet bombardment felt imminent.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
While Chambliss, who transferred and led Ole Miss to a College Football Playoff appearance, was the unquestioned engine that churned everything for that team, the Bulldogs have used multiple quarterbacks to fuel this season’s run.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 19 Dec. 2025
The children ended up collecting stories of folklife spanning 55 topics covering everything from how butter was churned to games to the devastating impacts of the Irish famine and sectarian violence.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
There, massive heaps of food waste are churned into usable compost that residents can collect for free and businesses for a fee.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
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.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churned
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Getty Images In the frenzied state of whether the Los Angeles Dodgers have an unfair economic advantage – especially after Kyle Tucker signed his record four-year, $240 million deal with the club – talks of a salary cap have swirled.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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A number of foreign correspondents posted messages Monday as speculation swirled that the international coverage will bear a substantial amount of cuts.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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The looming threat of a nationwide TikTok shutdown stirred a mass exodus of users who, in fear of losing their audiences and income streams, migrated to other social media platforms, like Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her death, along with that of a teenager, Armita Geravand, the following year in similar circumstances, stirred a collective rage that fueled the Women, Life, Freedom movement.—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Eggs remain acceptable for breakfast, but only if they’re boiled or poached.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2026
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Distilled water is water that has been boiled, causing the water molecules to return to a gaseous state and then condense back into liquid.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
9 Jan. 2026
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Barzee washed Smart’s feet, then tried to remove her pajamas.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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McAdoo does point out that a stainless steel moka pot may be more durable and can be washed with soap and water.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 Jan. 2026
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And again Detroit had an answer, when James Van Riemsdyk spun away from a defender for a tap-in at the top of the Minnesota crease.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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Designed to melt instantly into skin, all of this is spun into a lightweight cream that deposits medium, buildable luminous matte coverage meant to last for up to 16 hours.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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In a desperate attempt to protect her baby, the victim whirled around, confronted Aherne and grabbed the knife in the stranger’s hand, her infant child falling from the changing table onto the floor during the scuffle, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Here it gets whirled with Parmesan and a handful of herbs that take it to the next level.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Dec. 2025
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For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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Sean Payton stood behind a lectern in a small room deep inside Levi’s Stadium back in August and seethed.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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