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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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Jason Parham, Wired, 14 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddy
Noun
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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.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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But a small leftover swirl in the atmosphere could help spark new storms later Saturday, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The pandemic dealt a severe blow to the total supply of new cars, which has rippled down to the used market.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The production generates periodic boisterous fun along the way through brisk staging, galvanizing projections and splashy costuming, plus a few entertaining performances rippling out of the cast in bigger and smaller roles.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
Noun
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More games mean more exposure, more highlight-reel moments and more chances to capture global attention.—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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It’ll get replayed again and again, not just as an epic moment in basketball, but on the highlight reel of the best moments in sports.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Images would appear one after another, vague ideas bubbling up before vanishing with a pop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The result can be slow drainage, bubbling water, and gurgling sounds coming from sinks and other fixtures.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Andrea Flores covered how different Southern California clothing designers are putting their own spin on World Cup apparel, mixing tradition with personal flare.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The low-80s curveball has more teeth, breaking sharply to the dirt with similar spin rates.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
Ted Janes,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2026
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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.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Depicting her friendship with the trans actress Candy Darling (a sensitive turn by Stephen Dorff), the story portrays how Solanis came to write her notorious SCUM Manifesto (an acronym for the Society for Cutting Up Men) and the spiral of rejection that led to her desperate act of violence.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Some individuals, neighborhoods and cities can afford to pay their way out of this spiral.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Results are expected to trickle in throughout the evening.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Customers were consistently trickling through the doors; the brick shop features large windows and warm earthy colors, tucked just inside the SoHo Lofts Condominiums.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddy. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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