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Recent Examples of churning
Number of the day 7 That’s how many unoccupied homes have collapsed in North Carolina’s Outer Banks amid large swells and rough surf caused by a pair of storm systems churning in the Atlantic.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The market continues to tread water, the indexes churning below record highs while a majority of stocks slip and evidence of economic-growth concerns surface in spots.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, someone ended up swinging a quilt around to mimic the great snake’s darting heads and churning coils.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Imelda and Hurricane Humberto have been churning over the northeastern Caribbean, between the Bahamas and Bermuda, for several days.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
That was perhaps nicely encapsulated in his 5-yard touchdown run through maybe six defenders after being spun around with his feet in the air before resetting and churning back upfield.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
The tropics are heating up, with Hurricane Gabrielle and Tropical Storm Humberto both churning in the Atlantic as well as a new system that could strengthen and possibly impact the Southeast next week.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
San Diego County is likely to get strong surf this weekend from Narda, a Category One hurricane that is churning south-southwest of the tip of Baja California, according to the National Weather Service.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Someone will have to rebuild America from the philosophical rubble to which it is being daily reduced; cities, with their churning cycles of slide and renewal, may produce the kind of leaders that will be desperately needed.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The market continues to tread water, the indexes churning below record highs while a majority of stocks slip and evidence of economic-growth concerns surface in spots.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, someone ended up swinging a quilt around to mimic the great snake’s darting heads and churning coils.
—Seamus Sullivan
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Imelda and Hurricane Humberto have been churning over the northeastern Caribbean, between the Bahamas and Bermuda, for several days.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
That was perhaps nicely encapsulated in his 5-yard touchdown run through maybe six defenders after being spun around with his feet in the air before resetting and churning back upfield.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
The tropics are heating up, with Hurricane Gabrielle and Tropical Storm Humberto both churning in the Atlantic as well as a new system that could strengthen and possibly impact the Southeast next week.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
San Diego County is likely to get strong surf this weekend from Narda, a Category One hurricane that is churning south-southwest of the tip of Baja California, according to the National Weather Service.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Someone will have to rebuild America from the philosophical rubble to which it is being daily reduced; cities, with their churning cycles of slide and renewal, may produce the kind of leaders that will be desperately needed.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churning
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The debuts of an unprecedented number of designers at brands from Dior to Chanel and Versace have been swirling around Michele and the house of Valentino is now being led by a new chief executive officer, Riccardo Bellini, who succeeded Jacopo Venturini in August.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Stretching to the pointed edge of the property is a 62-foot-long rectangular infinity pool adorned with mosaic tiles in swirling shapes that mimic the greenish glow of bioluminescence.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cook, stirring often, until lightly browned, about 6 minutes.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Cook, stirring often, until apples are slightly softened, about 8 minutes.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bring a large pot of boiling water to boil, then add 2 tablespoons of kosher salt.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nothing makes sports more watchable than a nice, healthy, blood-boiling rivalry.—
Rasputin Todd,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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Legend has it that spinning three times with your right heel on the testicles of the bull in its center will bring you good luck.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tropical Storm Octave is spinning over the tropical eastern Pacific, according to the NHC.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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But then Freeland induced Logan O' Hoppe to hit a grounder to shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, but Tovar's throw to second was low, forcing Ritter to make a difficult catch at the bag and make a whirling throw to first.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Churning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churning. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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