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Recent Examples of churned
Setting a trap with a phone call Leigh’s head spun, and her stomach churned.
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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
Auntie Kay’s question had churned up a whole country of pain inside the old woman.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
The news came as Hurricane Erin churned in the Atlantic, with warnings going out along the East Coast.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
While many of the male students supported the women in their classes on an individual basis, tensions between them churned more generally.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
So far, the region has churned up two tropical storms, two potential tropical disturbances, and it's now being watched closely for the development of yet another system.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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
Auntie Kay’s question had churned up a whole country of pain inside the old woman.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
The news came as Hurricane Erin churned in the Atlantic, with warnings going out along the East Coast.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
While many of the male students supported the women in their classes on an individual basis, tensions between them churned more generally.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
So far, the region has churned up two tropical storms, two potential tropical disturbances, and it's now being watched closely for the development of yet another system.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churned
Verb
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For years, rumors have swirled about the bankruptcy filings including the names of additional abusive clergy members, but that claim has never been substantiated.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the fourth inning, the Bronx voodoo swirled in the night sky.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Whether they’re baked or simply stirred together, dips are the heroes of any Southern get together.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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The ghosts of playoff games past stirred in the old ballpark.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The abacá fibers are harvested three times a year, cut, stripped, dried and bundled before being boiled and pressed into sheets for shipping to Taiwan.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The juice is extracted, boiled, cleaned of impurities, and crystallized.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That is particularly true if clothing is washed in cold water and the water doesn’t need to be heated.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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The acorn nuts should be washed and dried before use, then stored.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jones appeared to target Bourne, who spun the opposite way of Jones’ throw.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Richards, therefore, was on an island with Valencia, who spun him around and finished expertly.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
11 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
Verb
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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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Many also seethed over the fact that some of these same teams had memorialized George Floyd, the Black man murdered on video by Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer, in 2020, whose death set off a nationwide wave of street demonstrations.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Churned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churned. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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