maelstrom

as in vortex
water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center our rubber raft got caught in a maelstrom in a particularly rough stretch of white water

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Recent Examples of maelstrom India has found itself at the center of the geopolitical maelstrom, and is now on the precipice of its own economic conundrum. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Aug. 2025 Yet many industry guests seemed to embrace the trade-off, relishing a festival embedded in a cultural maelstrom rather than the solitary centerpiece. Callum McLennan, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025 Now, under intense pressure from City Hall, these 11 beholden board members want to throw a school system that has endured more than its share of chaos back into the financial maelstrom. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025 Yes, Hayden Birdsong is caught in a developmental maelstrom right now, and Kyle Harrison is currently on the Pawtucket Red Sox, but Landen Roupp has been stellar. Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for maelstrom
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vortex
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  • Over the longer term, forecasters will watch whether the vortex remains stable or weakens later this fall.
    Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bruni Tedeschi captures her in that vortex — her pulmonary illness confining her to bed one minute and her artistic drives reanimating her with defiant spirit the next.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Maelstrom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maelstrom. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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