Definition of vortexnext
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 Krüger spent almost two years training Filou to select the bigger of two vortex rings generated artificially underwater. 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 See All Example Sentences for vortex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
Noun
  • It’s been roughly 45 days since negotiations began around a revision of the network’s rights deal with the NFL, and while CBS’ parent company has an awful lot on its plate at the moment, the gulf between expectation and reality is yawning.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
  • Pearl Hotel greets guests with coastal charm and a warm aesthetic, plus a gulf view.
    Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Two boys tussling over a bladder in a three-foot-high canvas painted by Joseph Wright of Derby in the late 1760s snarl up in a whirlpool of pain, each twisting the other’s right ear.
    Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The whirlpool hot tub came in handy a few times, after snorkeling in unusually cold waters.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Blue Hill, as a private nonprofit, avoided much of this maelstrom.
    Laura Martin Agudelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The Oreo Cloud Latte combines espresso and whole milk with chocolate cookie swirl, and is finished with Marshmallow Cold Foam and cookie crumbles.
    Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • On the Friday night of Watches and Wonders week in Geneva, a swirl of competing events vied for collectors’ attention.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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