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Recent Examples of eddies
D. Hunter Reardon,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
Curved roof eaves meanwhile prevent eddies — swirling pockets of air — from producing more localized snow drifts.
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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.
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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.
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
Meanwhile, a diffusion model learned the finer details like small eddies and flows.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
Tiny eddies form around them, encouraging pollination.
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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.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
Dull says that the redesign will eliminate eddies inside the dam, increasing efficiency and saving the lives of juvenile salmon who might get stuck inside.
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D. Hunter Reardon,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddies
Noun
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Their desperate hope, their cruel denial still weigh on this nation’s soul 87 years later, though most Americans only caught glimpses of the doomed passengers through news reels.
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The companion app is straightforward and also features an AI function to turn your videos into highlight reels ideal for social media or sharing.
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.
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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.
Noun
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These devices use quantum systems, such as atoms or electron spins, as highly sensitive probes.
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These devices use quantum systems, such as atoms or electron spins, as highly sensitive probes.
Verb
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If one part slows down, the impact ripples across the entire chain.
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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.
Verb
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Otherwise, plan to clean the bottom of the oven anytime a dish bubbles over.
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So, which one bubbles to the top of the list?
Verb
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This contradiction trickles down.
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The impact trickles down to car owners.
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“Eddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddies. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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