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Recent Examples of churning
Blend until smooth, then finish by churning in an ice cream maker.
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Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 10 May 2026
The religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
This is survival rendered in its rawest, ugliest, most gut-churning form.
—Eva Holland, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Still, Mumford rightly notes that their famous books are churning with deep meaning beneath their surface symbols.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Long story short, churning, in various forms, has been around for a while.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
So expect the bottom of the roster to keep churning.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Dubas’ expression might have been emotionless, but inside, his brain was surely churning.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
The entire record is a Trojan horse—a clear vision of white womanhood that hides a whole lot of churning, uneasy feelings.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026
Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 10 May 2026
The religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
This is survival rendered in its rawest, ugliest, most gut-churning form.
—Eva Holland, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Still, Mumford rightly notes that their famous books are churning with deep meaning beneath their surface symbols.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Long story short, churning, in various forms, has been around for a while.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
So expect the bottom of the roster to keep churning.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Dubas’ expression might have been emotionless, but inside, his brain was surely churning.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
The entire record is a Trojan horse—a clear vision of white womanhood that hides a whole lot of churning, uneasy feelings.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churning
Verb
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There's everything from resentment to jealousy, favouritism, and deceit swirling around in a boiling-hot cauldron where fair is foul and foul is fair.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Questions have been swirling about whether Cunningham would caucus — join party meetings at the legislature — with Democrats or join Republicans.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring often, until flavors meld and sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 15 to 20 minutes.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Spencer Pratt, the former reality TV star turned Los Angeles mayoral hopeful, is coming off a busy week in the headlines thanks to his participation in a debate and his sharing of conversation-stirring videos in support of his candidacy.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Process in boiling water canner for 10 minutes.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
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Start by boiling a pot of hot water on your stove and pouring it slowly down your drain to loosen up the hair, food, or other debris.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Researchers in Germany have developed a new drone interceptor that uses thin metal chains to disable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) midair by tangling their spinning rotors.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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Gordon says United may be spinning the story.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Firefighters witnessed a rare ‘ash devil’ while battling the Trinity fire in San Bernardino County — a whirling column of hot ash and embers created when rising heat meets shifting winds.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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The video then cuts to two Apache helicopters whirling up.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Somewhere, Archie is seething with jealously.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Her Catherine is less defined by the quirky, appealing eccentricities of Mary-Louise Parker’s performance in the original 2000 Broadway staging, but is girded by a certain angry resignation, fearful of what life might have in store, furious too, yet seething with a will to defy it all.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Churning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churning. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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