as in gulf
water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center a boat sucked down into the vortex

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Recent Examples of vortex Inside this opaque vortex of both nonideological and ideological mayhem, the Red Shambhala scene offers kids one (ridiculous) escape hatch away from the alt-violence pipeline. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025 These vortices are called flux ropes, and satellites had previously observed small flux ropes—but our work helped uncover how they are generated. JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025 But more important to the story than the autobiographical details, which in any case are swallowed up by the vortex of fiction, is the devastating loss of meaning that accompanies the death of a child. Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025 The pool, in the Park Duvalle neighborhood, features a family slide, lily pad bridge, a vortex pool, a climbing wall and a zero-depth entry ramp, The Courier Journal previously reported. Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vortex
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Noun
  • There were 26 seconds between the two moments, a blink but also a gulf.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Every year that passes broadens the gulf between the Taylors, all while neighborhood and country alike seem to morph into something almost unrecognizable.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her voice unleashes a sentimental whirlpool of longing, betrayal, and post-breakup rage without a hint of irony.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
  • One kayak was lost, swirling around in an ocean whirlpool.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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
  • Former Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers, whose tenure was dogged by a maelstrom of misconduct allegations that led to his resignation, appeared in federal court in downtown Kansas City on civil rights violation charges on Wednesday.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Use mini cookie cutters to make holiday shapes, swirl in colorful frosting, or sprinkle with festive toppings for a seasonal twist.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Fantilli followed and used a swirl of sorcery and stick moves before beating Silovs.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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