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Recent Examples of churning
Tropical Storm Melissa is churning in the Caribbean Sea and will likely strengthen into a major hurricane by the weekend.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Earnings are revving up this week, and investors are keeping a close eye on results that could be the catalyst to keep markets churning higher.
—Nick Wells,pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
With the running game churning up the turf, Young was able to take advantage with a second touchdown toss to McMillan for a 2-yard score in the fourth quarter.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Mischief in the mind of Cole Martin, the defensive back, moonlighted as a magician and snatched the direct snap before darting through a crease and churning ahead for a trick of a first down.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Get your brain churning and start your morning by testing out your knowledge.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The night at Al Baretto ends with a flourishing of sorbet, with a waiter churning the white mound in an iced silver bowl.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
The brutal, provocative opening scene featuring Xavier Dolan depicting the realism of bigotry and hate is stomach-churning, but fits into the dark atmosphere of the source material.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
The latest forecasts also follow twin hurricanes Humberto and Imelda that are churning in the Atlantic as well.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Earnings are revving up this week, and investors are keeping a close eye on results that could be the catalyst to keep markets churning higher.
—Nick Wells,pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
With the running game churning up the turf, Young was able to take advantage with a second touchdown toss to McMillan for a 2-yard score in the fourth quarter.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Mischief in the mind of Cole Martin, the defensive back, moonlighted as a magician and snatched the direct snap before darting through a crease and churning ahead for a trick of a first down.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Get your brain churning and start your morning by testing out your knowledge.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
The night at Al Baretto ends with a flourishing of sorbet, with a waiter churning the white mound in an iced silver bowl.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
The brutal, provocative opening scene featuring Xavier Dolan depicting the realism of bigotry and hate is stomach-churning, but fits into the dark atmosphere of the source material.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
The latest forecasts also follow twin hurricanes Humberto and Imelda that are churning in the Atlantic as well.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churning
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Some have likened the controversy surrounding Savin's display of old-time mobsters to the debate swirling around old statues of Confederate generals.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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There's plenty of headlines swirling before Game 1 begins Friday at Rogers Centre.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 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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By comparison, Seoul Station tells us more about how the zombie virus began while also spinning a tight, impactful story centered on three compelling characters.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The trailer tees up his infatuation rom-com style before spinning into explosive action.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps more than any other individual in the whirling sphere of fashion, Margareta van den Bosch catapulted high-low dressing.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Here, the tarantella is by turns gleeful and demonic — a frantic dance of the doomed, whirling through a mist of contemporary clangor.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Paul King had to walk by that poster every day on his walk to school, silently seething.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Churning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churning. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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