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Recent Examples of eddy
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
In a more complicated setup, gentle currents might merge into whirlpools and eddies.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 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
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
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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But beyond that, debates about the best way to do this swirl.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
20 Mar. 2026
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That’s why there was such a swirl of excitement at SXSW around The Sun Never Sets, Swanberg’s first film in almost a decade and a winning romantic-triangle indie set in Alaska, starring Dakota Fanning in the best performance of her career.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, intake systems can trap and kill fish larvae, plankton and other organisms at the base of the marine food web — losses that can ripple outward, reducing populations of fish and larger predators that depend on them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The price increases have rippled across global economies, raising inflation fears, increasing pressure on countries that import energy, and threatening industrial production in Europe and beyond.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The exercise allowed Americans to see the folly of burning millions of taxpayer dollars just so someone could star in a TikTok reel.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a game filled with highlight-reel dunks by the Spurs, Wembanyama had the most dramatic one, racing down court to slam the ball over GG Jackson after the Grizzlies forward had raced past the Frenchman on the previous play for his own thundering slam.—
Tom Orsborn,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And our group chats bubbled up over pillowy ‘ballet slipper lip’ products, a concealer with skin care benefits and 12 hour wear, and an innovative ‘botox in a bottle’ wrinkle serum.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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There are also industry epicenters that seem to bubble up, sometimes in surprising locales.—
Bill Gurley,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Colorado, of course, is not short on country musicians or venues that play their music, but Patterson hopes to add his unique spin to Broken Bow Western Bar and Dance Hall by showcasing artists he’s collaborated with and curating an aesthetic that mimics his Instagram page.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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There was no ocean, no sea in this part of Україна, only a purling river.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The spiral of death & destruction must stop now.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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At the end of the film on the beach, there’s a little moment when his legs fold around himself in a spiral, like a cinnamon bun, which was done on the reference table.—
Emma Forgione,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On the rush, Gaudette flicked a wrist shot from near the left faceoff spot that trickled between the legs of goalie Joel Hofer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Not surprisingly, this feel-good mood infused every aspect of my stay and trickled down into how guests interact with each other.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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