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Recent Examples of vortex
The duo rose to prominence together, even as the music sounded more and more like it was lost in a vortex.
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Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
The study reveals that only the largest of these vortices provides the actual thrust needed for speed.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
The computer simulations enabled the team to break down those different sizes, revealing that the initial tail oscillations produce large vortex rings that generate thrust, and those larger ones then produce many more smaller vortices.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
More specifically, individual dark spots known as optical vortices, or phase singularities, do so.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
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Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
The study reveals that only the largest of these vortices provides the actual thrust needed for speed.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
The computer simulations enabled the team to break down those different sizes, revealing that the initial tail oscillations produce large vortex rings that generate thrust, and those larger ones then produce many more smaller vortices.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
More specifically, individual dark spots known as optical vortices, or phase singularities, do so.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
Noun
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When the closure of the strait stopped shipments of jet fuel from gulf producers to Europe, American market ingenuity stepped in to fill the gap.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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The episode is emblematic of a gulf of trust that many faculty members have with the Adam Smith Center, even as faculty-level politics and relationships continue to play an integral role in the Center’s future.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
Noun
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What to read next The Milky Way disc is the circular flowing whirlpool-like structure, where most of our galaxy's stars, including our own sun, are located.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
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And all guests receive complimentary e-bikes and access to a rooftop whirlpool.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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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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Megan made an appearance during the Thursday, May 28, show wearing a cutout one-piece swimsuit with a halter neckline and a brown-and-white swirl pattern.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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This cheesecake starts with a crunchy graham cracker crust and is finished with a swirl of raspberry jam.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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