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Recent Examples of eddy
Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 June 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
Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
The pattern continues at smaller and smaller scales until molecular collisions eventually prevent eddies from forming.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Soccer has a habit of undervaluing these sorts of cultural shifts, and as a result misunderstanding the currents that eddy and swirl around it, invisibly and inexorably shaping its reality.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 June 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
Verb
An eddy, or area of rolling, developed in each of these rings and caused the debris to clump up in a snowball effect.
—Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
The pattern continues at smaller and smaller scales until molecular collisions eventually prevent eddies from forming.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddy
Noun
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But as the camera swirls around them, Jamie disappears, leaving Anna alone at the beach.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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While the restaurant had never served the Victorian-era dessert, Schiff unveiled this knockout in 2018: billowy swirls of meringue encasing Amarena cherry, fresh mint, and dark chocolate ice cream over chocolate cookie crumbs.—
Mehr Singh,
Vogue,
31 July 2025
Verb
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The panorama was taken with Perseverance's Mastcam-Z instrument and depicts a rippling surface nearby as well as hills in the distance some 40 miles (65 kilometers) away from the rover.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This fight is rippling out to other states too with President Trump urging Republicans to follow the lead of Texas.—
August 5,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Give the reel handle a slow turn, pause, then another slow turn, so the eel crawls with a natural motion.—
Anthony A. Ciuffa,
Outdoor Life,
7 Aug. 2025
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The reels were donated by Bass Pro Shops in Rogers after their reel upgrade trade-in event.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This serene sanctuary unfurls along winding paths that weave between a traditional Turkish hammam, bubbling whirlpool, steam room, and dry sauna.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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That same source bubbles up to this day, now with the help of a new Aquagen system that infuses nano bubbles into the water, ramping up its healing effects.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Duchess of Sussex wore her hair in a low ponytail with face-framing layers then, but switched up her style for the frock's second spin.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The science magazine says that the core’s spin has been slowing, though for unknown reasons, meaning that the rest of the planet must speed up to compensate.—
James Powel,
Freep.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ganatra and Weiss make everything feel a bit mechanical rather than an escalating spiral of craziness, and too many scenes play like montage fodder without actually taking the plot anywhere.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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Right frolics—forward, backward, sideways, in a spiral or a zigzag, going nowhere.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Former Yankee Kyle Higashioka tried to catch Domínguez at third, but the catcher made an errant throw that trickled into left.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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The email, a copy and paste job, trickled into inboxes at odd hours.—
Elizabeth Kaye Cook
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The real challenge lay in the mental aspects, the steep learning curve of a new sport.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The anchor points are built into the shoe, with a deeper curve than standard flip flops.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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