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Recent Examples of churning
Images show the Jayhawk hovering over dark green, churning waters while a small orange life raft bobs below, tossed by wind and waves.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Still, the car lacks both the outrageousness of its predecessors and the stomach-churning performance of its descendants.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Immediately following the injury news being confirmed about Kraft's injury ending his season, the rumor mill started churning.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Samsung usually unveils its flagship Galaxy S series smartphones in January or February, but the Galaxy S26 rumor mill is already churning.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The novel’s power lies in its relentless banality—the mind churning while life’s machinery grinds on.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The storm is churning toward Cuba after making landfall in Jamaica yesterday.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
His legs are usually churning, extending with each stride as his feet glide 10 to 20 yards downfield with the grace of a 300-pound ballerina.
—Omar Kelly
october 29, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Also, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight and was churning over the country on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm as authorities in Jamaica began surveying the extensive damage left in its wake.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Still, the car lacks both the outrageousness of its predecessors and the stomach-churning performance of its descendants.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Immediately following the injury news being confirmed about Kraft's injury ending his season, the rumor mill started churning.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Samsung usually unveils its flagship Galaxy S series smartphones in January or February, but the Galaxy S26 rumor mill is already churning.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The novel’s power lies in its relentless banality—the mind churning while life’s machinery grinds on.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The storm is churning toward Cuba after making landfall in Jamaica yesterday.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
His legs are usually churning, extending with each stride as his feet glide 10 to 20 yards downfield with the grace of a 300-pound ballerina.
—Omar Kelly
october 29, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Also, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight and was churning over the country on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm as authorities in Jamaica began surveying the extensive damage left in its wake.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churning
Verb
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The move enraged both civilians and public officials throughout the country, with questions swirling about Stokes’ qualifications.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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With Mendoza’s stock climbing and the Jets still searching for answers at quarterback, speculation is already swirling about what this move could mean.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Like something stirring within a stone, or the stone itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The feature opens as Magda’s son returns from the front to this world without men, with his arrival stirring a growing unease among the group.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Blanch puntarelle ribbons in boiling water generously seasoned with vinegar, salt, and sugar.—
Katie Parla,
Saveur,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, the present era is an epoch in which wars go on seemingly forever—now simmering, now boiling—without end.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Washing for too long and spinning at the highest final spin rate causes wear and tear on clothes.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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College football’s coaching carousel is spinning faster and faster as the regular season enters its final month, and the breeze coming off it can be felt in Minnesota.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes hawks rise above Helm’s whirling bar cloud – opportunists.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Clash in 1983 were definitely in that category, as Strummer and Simonon kept seething at Jones’ prima-donna airs.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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None of this has sat well with Robert, who is currently off the force, lying low, and seething at both Kyle and Evelyn.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Churning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churning. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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