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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
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Wind blew through the theater, the seats shook, and dead leaves swirled around us.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
Talk around a potential Paton reunion in Minnesota has swirled since the Vikings fired former GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in late January, with Paton’s original six-year deal in Denver heading into its last season.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Each bite has a ribbon of jammy strawberry swirled with cream cheese and a coffee cake streusel topping.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Official Steve McJunkins pointed in New Mexico’s direction, and SDSU coach Brian Dutcher swirled his finger in the air to initiate a video challenge with his final timeout.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Conspiracy theories, especially on the right, have swirled for years around the Clintons and their connections to Epstein and Maxwell, who argues she was wrongfully convicted.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
But questions swirled about if even that would survive nature’s wrath for two-and-a-half centuries.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Yet conspiracy theories, especially on the right, have swirled for years around the Clintons and their connections to Epstein and Maxwell, who argues she was wrongfully convicted.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Then in February this year rumors swirled that the couple had secretly married, after Zendaya was spotted wearing a gold band instead of the diamond ring.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Wind blew through the theater, the seats shook, and dead leaves swirled around us.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
Talk around a potential Paton reunion in Minnesota has swirled since the Vikings fired former GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in late January, with Paton’s original six-year deal in Denver heading into its last season.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
Each bite has a ribbon of jammy strawberry swirled with cream cheese and a coffee cake streusel topping.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Official Steve McJunkins pointed in New Mexico’s direction, and SDSU coach Brian Dutcher swirled his finger in the air to initiate a video challenge with his final timeout.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Conspiracy theories, especially on the right, have swirled for years around the Clintons and their connections to Epstein and Maxwell, who argues she was wrongfully convicted.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
But questions swirled about if even that would survive nature’s wrath for two-and-a-half centuries.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Yet conspiracy theories, especially on the right, have swirled for years around the Clintons and their connections to Epstein and Maxwell, who argues she was wrongfully convicted.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirled
Adjective
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And the urgent question is which Democrats are electable at a time when political norms are being tested and twisted.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Donkoh collapsed to the floor late in the first half with a twisted ankle and had to be helped off the court.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Migration over the past decade has stirred right-wing, anti-immigrant sentiment in some parts of Europe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The message stirred something in people well beyond the sports world.—
Rebecca Shore Winn,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sun Ra twirled, his arms and wrists as fluid as a showgirl’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Mae Speaker, of Portage, twirled on stage as Glinda from The Wizard of Oz.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Hondurans had a chance to tie the score late when Nielsen spun down an opposing player in the box and was called for a foul.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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She was struck by the number of clients spun through the system countless times without getting treatment for addiction or mental illness.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Among the many challenges Jackson faced was leading the $6 million-plus rehabilitation effort that turned the building across the street from Hesed House into an additional shelter.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The film, now nominated for an Oscar, presents seemingly ordinary rooms that families have turned into sacred spaces, preserving them for years as a way to process grief.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To center Jack instead, however, might have detracted too much from his role as an object of warped desire within the house.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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After a single use, these pans often become warped, dented, or weakened, leading to uneven heating and creases that can trap food residue and cause bacteria buildup.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bridgerton, with its consciously diverse vision of a Regency world, feels like a project conceived in a more inclusive moment; the pendulum has since swung the other way.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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There’s no doubt that Kirby would’ve loved to have swung that powerful right hook at Hitler on the cover of Captain America Comics #1.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yet if struggle has been a feature of Newcastle’s and Gordon’s entwined existence, then another way of looking at it is that the struggle continues.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the photo, the couple lay entwined on a fancy carpet, wearing dinner attire, in a posh San Francisco home owned by the oil rich Getty family with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean visible behind them.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Swirled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirled. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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