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tourbillions

noun

variants or tourbillons
plural of tourbillion
as in vortices

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  1. vortices
  2. whirlpools
  3. maelstroms
Noun
  • Architectural Digest highlighted this city’s famous energy vortices, dramatic orange and red boulders, and its Old West–like, walkable Main Street District … hint, hint.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Slowing down pumping velocities prevents dangerous suction vortices from forming near the ceiling intake.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of vortices
Noun
  • The cruise line said the ship's hot tubs and heated whirlpools would remain closed as a precaution while testing continues, according to the Cruise Fever report.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • At its heart is the main pool ringed by lounge chairs and a pair of whirlpools.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of whirlpools
Noun
  • This one’s closer to immersion therapy for phobias around motherhood, mental health, and emotional maelstroms that refuse to tamed or contained.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of maelstroms
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“Tourbillions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourbillions. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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