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as in tide
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue
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as in rhetoric
language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere
the speech contained nothing of substance and was just a lot of wind
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as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
there's one last easterly wind to the river before it empties into the sea
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as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
flowering vines wind around the porch's graceful columns
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Recent Examples of wind
Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Economic costs of wind erosion in the United States.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Following a turn-off at a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it entrance, arriving guests are swept up a winding driveway past a fountain centered around the watchful eye of a leaping horse sculpture.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
While shares are trading nearly 4% higher for the year, Zimbardo believes a major negative catalyst could come on June 23, when a legal update is expected to come on offshore wind projects.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Economic costs of wind erosion in the United States.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Verb
The hotel is also home to a great wine cellar and tons of seductive paths that wind in and out of the vineyards.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Following a turn-off at a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it entrance, arriving guests are swept up a winding driveway past a fountain centered around the watchful eye of a leaping horse sculpture.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind
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O’Connor beat everybody down the ice, curled at the left faceoff circle, then fired the puck past Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger’s stick side for a 1-0 Avs lead.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2025
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Her nails were curled and misshapen, and had even started to grow back into her feet.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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This process has been a bit of a slog, with Google's models improving slowly while simultaneously worming their way into many beloved products.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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All the while, Xavier skulks along the margins of the play, worming his way closer to the actress by insinuating himself into the production.—
Joumana Khatib,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Flood echoed the sentiment of many traders that have said the market appeared coiled for a relief rally because so many hedge funds were caught on the wrong side of this bet.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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Named after the serpent king from Hindu mythology who coils around Lord Shiva’s neck, Vasuki indicus carries a name as rooted in India as the rocks it was pulled from.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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That group allegedly infiltrated 64 U.S. companies, laundering more than $866,000 through just ten of them.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The disease itself is not deadly, but left untreated, the antibodies can infiltrate different parts of the body like the pancreas, lung or liver.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The glass lobby curves around this view and outside is a huge pool deck with bar and lost of open-air seating.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Highlights in the Land of Enchantment include curving through Apache Canyon, sidling along the red sandstone cliffs near Gallup, and marveling at the barren lava fields of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area.—
Ellen Carpenter,
AFAR Media,
24 Apr. 2025
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Another man was banned from Disney World earlier this week after allegedly attempting to sneak a wallet full of cocaine into the Magic Kingdom, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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The charges, filed March 18 in New York federal court, accuse O’Reilly of working with others to sneak people into the United States.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Cook, swirling butter and stirring often, until butter is golden brown and has a nutty fragrance, 2 to 3 minutes more.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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Clues that pointed astronomers to these locations included swirling gas influenced by an early planet’s gravity, as well as rings and gaps of dust inside dust disks.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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To explain this apparent contradiction, the team theorized that the material was likely inserted through the rectum.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The team inserted this enzyme into Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a common member of the human gut microbiome.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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“Wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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