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Recent Examples of vortex
The Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu guides me from a pitch-black hallway into an open space, where beams of light and smoke, interspersed with sounds from the streets of Mexico City, create a vortex into a unique cinematic experience.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
On a welcome muddy day in January — a warmish respite between polar vortexes and snowstorms — a small work crew hoisted 20-foot long steel pipes into a hole being bored hundreds of feet deep in the scraggly field across from Union Station in New Haven.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Doppler radar data and images can show forecasters certain patterns, called tornadic vortex signatures.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
Spend some time in the small town, explore the shops and restaurants, or hike among the rocks to feel the energy some refer to as vortexes.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
On a welcome muddy day in January — a warmish respite between polar vortexes and snowstorms — a small work crew hoisted 20-foot long steel pipes into a hole being bored hundreds of feet deep in the scraggly field across from Union Station in New Haven.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Doppler radar data and images can show forecasters certain patterns, called tornadic vortex signatures.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
Spend some time in the small town, explore the shops and restaurants, or hike among the rocks to feel the energy some refer to as vortexes.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
Noun
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Located in the gulf between Oman and Iran, the strait is recognized as one of the world's most important oil choke points.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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Wisman’s full closet, Bird’s empty one, and the wide gulf that seemed to exist between two new roommates.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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All concierge guests aboard the Treasure can enjoy access to the Concierge Lounge and a private sun deck, complete with whirlpools and a small wading pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Enjoy the surrounding tropical forest from your private cabin or outside in your own heated whirlpool.—
Lauren P. Reyes,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Its wide main first-floor aisle, a maelstrom on weekends, stretches 391 feet from one end to the other.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Brief breaks in the maelstrom gave way to heavy snow blown sideways by gusting winds.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These thick, bakery-style cookies are topped with a healthy swirl of icings, sprinkles, jam, or even cookie crumbs.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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As a principal investigator on NASA’s Hubble space telescope and NASA’s Spitzer space telescope, one of his foremost interests was the lambent of arcs of streaking stars called stellar streams that swirl around the outskirts of the Milky Way.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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