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Try the West Fork of Oak Creek hike for a daylong adventure (with 11 rivers to cross), Broken Arrow Trail for an easier (yet no less scenic) stroll, or Boynton Vista Trail, which takes you to the Kachina Woman rock formation, one of the town’s four vortexes.
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Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
This year, the days leading up to the spring equinox may not feel like warm weather is in our future, as a polar vortex will once again move south, bringing cooler temperatures to Tennessee.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Mar. 2026
Mitchell Arens’ cinematography simulates a fugue-like state that mirrors the vortex of grief that pervades through this heartrending film.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
These vortices form in pairs, rotating in opposite directions, one clockwise and the other counterclockwise.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
This year, the days leading up to the spring equinox may not feel like warm weather is in our future, as a polar vortex will once again move south, bringing cooler temperatures to Tennessee.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Mar. 2026
Mitchell Arens’ cinematography simulates a fugue-like state that mirrors the vortex of grief that pervades through this heartrending film.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
These vortices form in pairs, rotating in opposite directions, one clockwise and the other counterclockwise.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vortex
Noun
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Yet another shot showed the blue-and-white planet framed in a cockpit window, an image that captured the gulf between the four Artemis II crew members and the rest of humanity.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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In gulf states, 20 people have been killed.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The spa, which is reserved for hotel guests and Club members, also includes a whirlpool, hammam, sauna, and full fitness space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Harriet Tubman hasn’t written verses or choruses for her, instead opting for a whirlpool of slushy guitar and sticky rhythms that swirls around Muldrow’s impressionistic declarations and assertive meditations.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 2019, there was a maelstrom of seismic activity near Kīlauea, deep below the town of Pāhala.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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In the maelstrom of modern war, presumed certainties crumble like piecrust.—
George F. Will,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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His head isn’t visible; the focus of the image is the swirl of hair on the man’s chest and at his waist, pointing toward what is concealed in his trunks.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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For Young, the projects are intertwined, with his past and future colliding in a swirl of acrylic shells, nostalgia, and high-definition spectacle.—
Jeff Miller,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Vortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vortex. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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