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Recent Examples of eddy
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
Aatish Taseer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2023
As a result, other stray digital ephemera are sucked into this eddying body—fashion photos of NBA baller Chris Paul, a random clip of someone’s dad—all of them in conversation with one another.
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Jason Parham,
Wired,
14 Feb. 2020
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Noun
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.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
The crowd eddied, some with batons dancing concentrically around the wheel of fire, others collecting around two young men in white.
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Aatish Taseer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2023
As a result, other stray digital ephemera are sucked into this eddying body—fashion photos of NBA baller Chris Paul, a random clip of someone’s dad—all of them in conversation with one another.
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Jason Parham,
Wired,
14 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddy
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After all, Boy George is the performer who arrived in the early '80s in a swirl of makeup, ribbons and gender-blurring style that a lot of the culture found genuinely alarming when visible, joyful androgyny read as provocation to the status quo.
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The first 10 minutes are an incredible swirl of paranoia, alcoholism, and sluggish dumbness when Gould just needs to feed his cat.
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Its influence is forecast to ripple around the planet, shifting weather patterns for months to come.
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The central installation, From the Depths of the Sea (2026), features a large photographic image of the ocean suspended on fishing lines, creating a surface that appears to ripple and shift with the viewer’s movement.
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The Gap Between The Video And The Prototype Here is what the launch reel does not say.
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As a teen growing up in the digital age, my son loved taking goofy pictures and creating reels for social media.
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The bubbling reaction is the result of a chemical reaction that occurs when hydrogen peroxide comes in contact with enzymes in the mold.
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So, which one bubbles to the top of the list?
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We’re obsessed with the Good American Fourth of July edit and Free People’s spin on soccer jerseys (catch is outfit repeating in this Match Day USA Jersey all summer long).
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The former Canadian professional golfer, known for his ability to shape shots both ways and generate spin, played well through the winds on Long Island.
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This friendly stream, purling and chattering its way through shady woods and fertile farmlands flanked by green, rolling hills, seemed a far cry from the mighty Potomac that sweeps majestically past Washington. D.C.
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The two halves of the hook move independently, enabling the device to knit or purl depending on which part picks up the first loop.
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But that doesn’t mean that artificially sugared sodas, retail consumption, or social media are depraved, worthless activities akin to the cardinal sin of sloth or the tragic spiral of heroin addiction.
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War in Lebanon could threaten the deal The potential obstacle to the agreement is Lebanon, where any spiral in the conflict has the potential to drag in Iran.
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Bobadilla’s trickled over the line agonisingly for Paraguay, and Burgess surely should have sorted his feet out quicker and anticipated that the ball would be fired towards his feet.
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As the match ended in a 1-1 draw, fans trickled out with smiles on their faces, eager to find their next World Cup-viewing destination.
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddy. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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