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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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.
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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
The often misunderstood polar vortex is awakening again.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 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.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
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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
The often misunderstood polar vortex is awakening again.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 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.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
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Trump led former President Joe Biden by 6 points in the state in 2020 -- and the gulf grew in 2024, when trounced former Vice President Kamala Harris by 14 points.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Two batters later, a single scored them both, helping create a gulf the Yankees couldn’t overcome in a 5-2 season-ending loss in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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One kayak was lost, swirling around in an ocean whirlpool.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Two pools, a whirlpool, cabanas, and casual poolside dining at the Dana Pool Café or take-away snacks from The Market Place can also fill a sunny afternoon.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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High above Earth, satellites like the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-2 watch and track storms such as Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 maelstrom.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even those of us too young to have lived through it were caught in the maelstrom.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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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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Specialty flavors include gingerbread, wild blueberry, beignet, chocolate chip, and cinnamon swirl.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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