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Zachary Taylor, who was asking for a five-year sentence, described him as an impressionable young man who suffered from depression and was pulled into the algorithmic vortex of hate speech on social media.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
These vortexes form when fast winds (up to 34 mph, or 21 kph) encounter obstacles in their way like islands, mountains, or volcanoes.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 May 2026
The duo rose to prominence together, even as the music sounded more and more like it was lost in a vortex.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Using large-scale numerical simulations, the Osaka team discovered that the dolphin’s kick generates powerful, large-scale vortex rings.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
These vortexes form when fast winds (up to 34 mph, or 21 kph) encounter obstacles in their way like islands, mountains, or volcanoes.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 May 2026
The duo rose to prominence together, even as the music sounded more and more like it was lost in a vortex.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Using large-scale numerical simulations, the Osaka team discovered that the dolphin’s kick generates powerful, large-scale vortex rings.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
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Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline shipped millions of barrels a day to the Red Sea, while the United Arab Emirates has been piping barrels to the port of Fujairah outside the gulf.—
Devika Krishna Kumar,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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There is still a significant gulf to reach the foothold soccer has in every corner of the globe.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The pool is heated for year-round use, and there is also a whirlpool, outdoor terrace with lounge chairs, and a full fitness center one floor above the pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Ancient notions, dating back to Ptolemy, claimed that Africa was surrounded by boiling seas filled with giant creatures, whirlpools, and perpetual darkness.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2026
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This light has a very specific wavelength, or color, but the JWST observations showed a minuscule shift in this color from one end of the maelstrom to the other because of the hydrogen’s motion.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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In 2022, the Indonesian artist collective Taring Padi was thrust into a political maelstrom when their banner People’s Justice (2002), on view in an already fraught Documenta 15, was covered by Kassel officials and later dismantled.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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The swirl can be consuming, this vortex of trade rumors that has defined this Miami Heat offseason.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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On May 28, Megan walked in a cutout one-piece swimsuit with a halter neckline and a brown-and-white swirl pattern to close out the show for her swimwear label, Hot Girl Summer.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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