tourbillions

noun

variants or tourbillons
plural of tourbillion
as in vortices

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  1. vortices
  2. whirlpools
  3. maelstroms
Noun
  • Slowing down pumping velocities prevents dangerous suction vortices from forming near the ceiling intake.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The vortexes over both the Arctic and Antarctic form in the fall when temperatures begin to cool.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of vortices
Noun
  • Oasis Spa embraces that connection to nature with cascading waterfalls, secluded treatment bungalows, hydrotherapy whirlpools, steam rooms, saunas and invigorating hot-and-cold plunge pools.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the whirlpools of history spin, and ordinary people, good and bad alike, drown in them.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 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 3 Sep. 2026.

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