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Recent Examples of swirly
The swirly top part is intended to be an observation deck and restaurant, and below it, in the narrow section, a thrill ride will drop visitors 300 feet in 90 seconds, a feature that makes its construction seem all the more unbelievable.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 Dec. 2025
The swirly fins carved into the exterior of the base chamber nearly double the area with which the flame has to make contact, offering a 93-percent increase in surface area overall.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
This marbled glass cellar, in my favorite moody mix of rust and olive, is smaller than the Bee House, but the swirly colors bring me so much joy with every lid lift and pinch.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Add a groovy moment with the Lola Blankets Cosmic pillow, which comes in swirly sand, gray, and blue—but also tie-dye bright pastels in magenta, seafoam, and lavender.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 Dec. 2025
The swirly fins carved into the exterior of the base chamber nearly double the area with which the flame has to make contact, offering a 93-percent increase in surface area overall.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
This marbled glass cellar, in my favorite moody mix of rust and olive, is smaller than the Bee House, but the swirly colors bring me so much joy with every lid lift and pinch.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Add a groovy moment with the Lola Blankets Cosmic pillow, which comes in swirly sand, gray, and blue—but also tie-dye bright pastels in magenta, seafoam, and lavender.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirly
Adjective
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The robot includes a perception system with dual RGB and RGB-D cameras, optional 3D LiDAR, and a six-microphone circular array for voice interaction.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The circular concrete structure stands in stark contrast to the rectangular steel-and-glass buildings that surround it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Today brings preliminary matches for women’s ice hockey, qualification runs for men’s big-air snowboarding, and, of course, more curling, which is the only sport industrious enough to have events every day through the Olympics.—
The Editors,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Swirly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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