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Recent Examples of churning
But the news cycle just keeps churning with new revelations about how tight Trump and Epstein were.
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Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In August, Hurricane Erin brought heavy rain and strong winds to the northeast Caribbean before growing in size and churning up high surf and dangerous rip currents along the East Coast.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Nvidia suffered a stomach-churning $589 billion wipeout when DeepSeek burst onto the scene in January.
—Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The National Weather Service kept the alerts churning as a line of severe thunderstorms swept across Massachusetts Saturday with an EF1 tornado confirmed in Holden.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Over the course of the film, Greengrass regularly cuts away to the churning cables and metal structures, as well as to the roaring flames of the 2018 Camp Fire, as the blaze makes its way across the mountains and cliffs of Northern California.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
He was wrapped up at the 5 and kept churning his legs and dove into the end zone.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
As long as that powerful engine is running, hurricanes will be churning.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, the world keeps churning.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
In August, Hurricane Erin brought heavy rain and strong winds to the northeast Caribbean before growing in size and churning up high surf and dangerous rip currents along the East Coast.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Nvidia suffered a stomach-churning $589 billion wipeout when DeepSeek burst onto the scene in January.
—Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The National Weather Service kept the alerts churning as a line of severe thunderstorms swept across Massachusetts Saturday with an EF1 tornado confirmed in Holden.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Over the course of the film, Greengrass regularly cuts away to the churning cables and metal structures, as well as to the roaring flames of the 2018 Camp Fire, as the blaze makes its way across the mountains and cliffs of Northern California.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
He was wrapped up at the 5 and kept churning his legs and dove into the end zone.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
As long as that powerful engine is running, hurricanes will be churning.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, the world keeps churning.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churning
Verb
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An Atlantic Ocean devoid of swirling tropical waves is a welcome but unusual sight for mid-September.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Studs, leopard print, and DIY ornamentation sit alongside soft pastels, swirling graphic patterns, and a Nouveau color palette inspired by the Parisian Metropolitain signs.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables soften and become slightly golden and fragrant, about 8 minutes.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Keep it at room temperature for up to three days, stirring the mixture once per day.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Either way, the surface of the world becomes literally boiling hot.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gently add the eggs to the rapidly boiling water.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Scott appeared to have done his job, spinning a full-count slider below the strike zone that Lee chased.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ledford is a songwriter to watch, spinning urgent, gripping tales of life’s ups and downs in the midst of a wildly colorful and psychedelic musical universe.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There will be a huge tornado in whirling fabric and a room dedicated to Oz.—
Laura Bannister,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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Waterspouts are whirling columns of air and water mist above bodies of water and can take two forms, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sounders defender Yeimar Andrade, 33, approached and separated Suarez and Vargas, who was laughing and celebrating the victory with his teammate Cody Baker, 21, as a seething Suarez looked on.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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To Bondi and her allies, the outdated portraits offered proof that the department was riddled with suspect personnel seething at the election results.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Churning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churning. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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