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Recent Examples of eddies
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Curved roof eaves meanwhile prevent eddies — swirling pockets of air — from producing more localized snow drifts.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
The cloudiness will be especially noticeable Tuesday through Thursday due to minor coastal eddies that will help push the moisture onto local beaches and into canyons and foothills off to the east.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
For anglers, this means shifting your focus to the soft-water seams, eddies, and other areas right up against the bank.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Meanwhile, a diffusion model learned the finer details like small eddies and flows.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Tiny eddies form around them, encouraging pollination.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The dirt of the desert is circling around in little eddies as the wind blends it together with the starlight.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
In a more complicated setup, gentle currents might merge into whirlpools and eddies.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
That uses the aerodisc wheels, each machined from a single piece of aluminum and designed to minimize range-sapping eddies and wakes by funneling the air like a turbine.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Curved roof eaves meanwhile prevent eddies — swirling pockets of air — from producing more localized snow drifts.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
The cloudiness will be especially noticeable Tuesday through Thursday due to minor coastal eddies that will help push the moisture onto local beaches and into canyons and foothills off to the east.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
For anglers, this means shifting your focus to the soft-water seams, eddies, and other areas right up against the bank.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Meanwhile, a diffusion model learned the finer details like small eddies and flows.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Tiny eddies form around them, encouraging pollination.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The dirt of the desert is circling around in little eddies as the wind blends it together with the starlight.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
In a more complicated setup, gentle currents might merge into whirlpools and eddies.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddies
Verb
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The galaxy's heart shines brightly in the image, with gleaming rays of light radiating from its center while gas and dust swirls around.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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Longoria’s approach to the wild fervour that continually swirls around the Velodrome was to try to harness it by hiring comparably combustible coaches like Jorge Sampaoli, Igor Tudor, Gennaro Gattuso and De Zerbi.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Exempt items include ammo, firearms, bows, arrows, wrist guards, muzzles, silencers, rods and reels of $75 or less, tackle boxes of $30 or less, tents of $200 or less, sleeping bags, hammocks, camping stoves, camp chairs of $50 or less, and lanterns and flashlights $30 or less.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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Like Colon and Buehrle, Hoerner’s fantastic play will be shown on highlight reels for a long time.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Verb
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If one part slows down, the impact ripples across the entire chain.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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The feature, starring Birgit Minichmayr, Lotte Keiling, Tristan López, and Carla Hüttermann, follows a family on summer holiday that are struck by a tragedy that ripples through their lives and relationships.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Most of the solid material involves lasers and optical guides; the computation is done using the nuclear spins of atoms held suspended by an array of laser light.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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The business also has made Space Shuttle drag parachutes for the orbiter, and parachutes that deploy from the tails of F-22 and F-35 military jets to break them from unrecoverable stalls or spins.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
Verb
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February 19 – March 20 Inspiration bubbles up through curious, joyful play.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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The hydrogen literally bubbles out of the rock over hundreds of millions of years.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
Verb
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This contradiction trickles down.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The impact trickles down to car owners.—
Louisa Moller,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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“Eddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddies. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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