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adjective

as in twisted

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verb

past tense of swirl
1
as in stirred
to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down

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2
as in twirled
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis swirled her skirts as she danced the tango

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Recent Examples of swirled
Verb
The gold confetti that swirled around MetLife Stadium in New York on Sunday as Spain celebrated winning the World Cup had yet been cleaned up when the fight over the next tournament already began. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Headlines from around the country swirled about how the lengthy US government shutdown left local municipalities without the necessary funds to prepare for millions of people coming to the US. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 The rumors have swirled almost since Connor Bedard was drafted. — Scott Powers, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Develop your own flavors and choose between scooped or swirled for your favorite cold treat. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 Rumors swirled that Nakamura and other trustees maintained a list of those educators. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 All that gets swirled together into a filling of butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and flour, then baked until golden brown. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 In 2015, rumors swirled when the then-19-year-old model was photographed with the racing champion at the Monaco Grand Prix, wearing his gold chain. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 An investigation is underway into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, as scrutiny of the circumstances has swirled online. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirled
  1. twisted
  2. stirred
  3. twirled
  4. warped
  5. spun
  6. entwined
  7. turned
  8. rounded
Adjective
  • Visitors will enter the Price family’s secluded vacation home in the woods, succumb to ferocious flesh-eating Deadites and pass through other twisted scenes from the latest movie in the Evil Dead Burn haunted house.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
  • Massive Attack, Tricky’s alma mater, once trod similar ground, and several songs here bring to mind their own twisted rock opus Mezzanine, for better or worse.
    — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Definition of twisted
Verb
  • People enjoy them in countless ways, including being folded into shortcake, mixed into fruit salad, dipped in chocolate, piled on pancakes, stirred into yogurt, blended into smoothies or simply eaten by the handful as a refreshing snack.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • The chance of rescuing the legend whose equipment provides around a quarter of the world’s electricity and whose engines power about three-quarters of commercial flights worldwide clearly stirred the ultra-competitive Culp to action.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of stirred
Verb
  • Contestants from around the world displayed their skills when the dance competition show first twirled onto screens on July 20, 2005, showing off their skills in wide-ranging genres, including contemporary, hip-hop, jazz and ballroom.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • Before putting on the new colorway from her Syrn Playful collection, Sweeney showed off the inside of her trailer and twirled in place, revealing the revealing back of her white matching thong.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 18 July 2026
Definition of twirled
Adjective
  • The signal degrades at every step along this journey, and the guessers have to do their best with some pretty warped data.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • Googlers peppered the executives with anxious questions about whether products like YouTube were reinforcing warped beliefs and making the country more divided.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of warped
Verb
  • Hamilton, minding his own business, had nowhere to go, and Russell clipped him and then spun into the gravel trap.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • While spun as voluntary resignations, these sorts of shuffles typically indicate top brass — in this case, Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria — is looking to shake up its slates or thinks that fresh eyes are needed to guide programming.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of spun
Adjective
  • However, as Bitcoin and crypto have become more firmly embedded in the financial sector, Goldman has become more entwined with crypto.
    — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of entwined
Verb
  • For two decades she's turned the science of human behavior into practical tools that help people communicate with confidence.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Cyber incidents have turned loss-of-control language into operational risk.
    — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of turned
Adjective
  • The collared top, which also included two flap breast pockets, was given a business casual edge with a slightly oversize black blazer, featuring a sinuous lapel and rounded shoulders.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • While the actress’ shoes have a rounded front, this pair has a square toe that helps your feet splay naturally and doesn’t pinch your toes.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of rounded

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