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Recent Examples of vortex
Krüger spent almost two years training Filou to select the bigger of two vortex rings generated artificially underwater.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Sure, there’s the polar vortex at the center, as well as the large hexagonal ring outlining and bordering it.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
Our society seems to be spiraling into a vortex of callousness, ignorance, cynicism, violence, intolerance, and hate.
—Rabbi Dan Levin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Nicky and Morgan get accidentally sucked into the vortex of a nasty crime syndicate after Morgan squabbles with a clerk (Boran Kuzum) about jewelry at a store and then filches it.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Sure, there’s the polar vortex at the center, as well as the large hexagonal ring outlining and bordering it.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
Our society seems to be spiraling into a vortex of callousness, ignorance, cynicism, violence, intolerance, and hate.
—Rabbi Dan Levin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Nicky and Morgan get accidentally sucked into the vortex of a nasty crime syndicate after Morgan squabbles with a clerk (Boran Kuzum) about jewelry at a store and then filches it.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
Noun
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Watching Irina Morozova use her own tooth to have a few illuminating chats with her fellow inmates via Morse code, I was powerfully reminded of the gulf between her, a woman made of adamantium, and me, a soft little house cat in human form.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s military is also signaling a possible conventional escalation if Tehran’s demands are not met, threatening specific targets in the neighboring gulf states that are still repairing damage from the last round of attacks.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The whirlpool hot tub came in handy a few times, after snorkeling in unusually cold waters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Swirls of synths follow like a churning whirlpool of insecurity.—
Lydia Wei,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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Blue Hill, as a private nonprofit, avoided much of this maelstrom.—
Laura Martin Agudelo,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Now, however, a study published today in Nature is challenging this sedate view, suggesting instead that the solar system’s first solids stormed into being much faster from sudden temperature shifts in the disk’s turbulent maelstrom.—
Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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As questions about transparency and cronyism swirl, Huntington Beach leaders are divided over the handling of a brand management and marketing contract aimed at revamping the city’s merchandising and licensing systems.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Potier decodes that practically illegible document and creates a 3-D realization that grows from a fantastically complex swirl of interlocking geometries.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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