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Recent Examples of maelstrom
Even those of us too young to have lived through it were caught in the maelstrom.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Now Boggs, Wade, and Richardson are venturing into the maelstrom of publication together, fortified by friendship.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Carollo’s latest stint in office has brought about a maelstrom of litigation, including lawsuits filed by the Ball & Chain nightclub operators.
—Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Throughout the screeners provided for review, Bradley Jackson’s investigation into that chemical plant alternates between being the most important thing to ever happen and a C-plot among the maelstrom of its characters’ interpersonal drama.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Now Boggs, Wade, and Richardson are venturing into the maelstrom of publication together, fortified by friendship.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Carollo’s latest stint in office has brought about a maelstrom of litigation, including lawsuits filed by the Ball & Chain nightclub operators.
—Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Throughout the screeners provided for review, Bradley Jackson’s investigation into that chemical plant alternates between being the most important thing to ever happen and a C-plot among the maelstrom of its characters’ interpersonal drama.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maelstrom
vortex
Noun
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The frigid blast is courtesy of our old wintertime foe, the polar vortex, Maue said.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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The often misunderstood polar vortex is awakening again Along with the cold, rounds of lake-effect snow are forecast for the Great Lakes region and the Northeast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Maelstrom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maelstrom. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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