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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
Martha McHardy Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Trade speculation has swirled around Crosby for about five years now.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Heming Willis' mind swirled with to-do lists.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
LeBron James stayed silent this week as controversy swirled around him over a piece in a Chinese state-run newspaper with his byline that appeared on Monday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Plumes of dark smoke towered above soldiers enforcing a curfew on the quiet streets of Kathmandu Wednesday morning as rumors swirled about a possible meeting between the leaderless Gen Z movement, the army and the president.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Since May, questions have swirled around EchoStar's financial health after the company failed to pay $326 million in interest on its debt.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Pumpkin ice cream is swirled with warm spices, dipped in a sweet white coating, and tucked into a crunchy cone for the perfect handheld treat.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Rumors swirled this summer about SiriusXM not wanting to renew Stern’s contract, amid his high price tag and his less frequent broadcasting schedule.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
While conspiracy theories swirled online about his death, Trump himself even retweeted a conspiracy theory connecting Clinton to Epstein's death.
—Martha McHardy Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Trade speculation has swirled around Crosby for about five years now.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Heming Willis' mind swirled with to-do lists.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
LeBron James stayed silent this week as controversy swirled around him over a piece in a Chinese state-run newspaper with his byline that appeared on Monday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Plumes of dark smoke towered above soldiers enforcing a curfew on the quiet streets of Kathmandu Wednesday morning as rumors swirled about a possible meeting between the leaderless Gen Z movement, the army and the president.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Since May, questions have swirled around EchoStar's financial health after the company failed to pay $326 million in interest on its debt.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Pumpkin ice cream is swirled with warm spices, dipped in a sweet white coating, and tucked into a crunchy cone for the perfect handheld treat.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Rumors swirled this summer about SiriusXM not wanting to renew Stern’s contract, amid his high price tag and his less frequent broadcasting schedule.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirled
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That rich color, the soft texture of the suède, stirred in me all the promise of autumn, of a new school year, of a chance to have instead of to want—in other words, to finally be.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Exploremores have already stirred debate online.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two go-go dancers twirled on a bar behind them.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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In one dugout, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner twirled changeups and heaved fastballs, asserting his dominance once again.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, most of her public appearance, on the red carpet and otherwise, have included some form of the twisted embellishment.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Consistently subverting audience expectations, Don’t Breathe features an incredibly twisted game of cat-and-mouse.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Toronto has rotated through six relievers at the back of the relief group in the last three weeks.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The band stretched and stretched — and then suddenly, for no apparent reason, the wheel rotated with a jerk.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the Blue Jays swung a trade to bring in Shane Bieber at this season's deadline, Edward Eng of FanSided's Jays Journal predicted the team would turn to him as a long-term replacement while letting Max Scherzer walk this winter.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last year the park swung open the doors to equally ingenious fairytale rides themed to the Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan cartoons.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But on just the third play of the fourth quarter, veteran tight end Zach Ertz turned a short pass in the flat into a 20-yard TD.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas defensive end Phillip Lee turned a question about the challenges Ole Miss presents into a reflection on what the Razorbacks are doing.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The twists vary in actual shock value, but the tension provides enough of a hook to follow this warped love story to its conclusion.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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The first part of the movie is devoted to taking us inside his local empire of warped belief, which skews right-wing.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With the Dolphins down 23-20, Washington bobbled the punt return, ran to the right then spun back left en route to a 74-yard punt return touchdown.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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The room seemed to flicker as an aerial dancer on Virgin Voyages’ newest ship spun in circles against bright lights.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Swirled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirled. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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