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Recent Examples of churned
The frigid water of the bay churned 220 feet below him.
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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
In the wake of a cyclone, surface water temperatures plummet, and nutrient-rich deeper layers are churned upward.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
But other areas that had been under the control of the Kachin resistance were also churned up for rare earth mining, residents say.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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
In the wake of a cyclone, surface water temperatures plummet, and nutrient-rich deeper layers are churned upward.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
But other areas that had been under the control of the Kachin resistance were also churned up for rare earth mining, residents say.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churned
Verb
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While conspiracy theories swirled online about his death, Trump himself even retweeted a conspiracy theory connecting Clinton to Epstein's death.—
Martha McHardy
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trade speculation has swirled around Crosby for about five years now.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two developments in 1976 had stirred interest in searching for undersea freshwater.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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All this has stirred some fresh thinking among Democrats about whether activists must demand that candidates agree with all of their positions, or whether victory demands more flexibility.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These petite potatoes are boiled, then stir fried, tossed with a salty-sweet sauce and finished with sesame seeds, green onions and pepper flakes.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The afternoon sun licked the windscreen of the car, and the heat boiled my skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Venezuelans washed car windows for tips at stoplights and congregated in the parking lots of Home Depot and other stores, looking for work.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Based on local traditions, the park tells the story of a giant pearl which was washed onto a mountain in a storm.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tales are spun and then immediately tied back up into knots, and its gothic drama provides a fresh new place for Johnson to play in his preferred genre.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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Meer took the snap, rolled to his right and spun away from the pressure.—
David Delgado,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 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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“Churned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churned. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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