as in vortex
water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center
in The Odyssey, Ulysses is trapped between the six-headed monster Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly whirlpool that threatens to suck in his ship
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Stay Here: Mont Cervin Palace is a 150-room Michelin Key property complete with three restaurants, chateau-style interiors, and a whirlpool with views of the mountains.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
United States Geological Survey via AP Another stunning image captured by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory showed whirlpool textures in the lava pond's crustal plates, a phenomenon called lava drainback.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Outside, Farrell was going to install two swimming pools with whirlpool spas, a poolside cabana with a kitchen, a pickleball court, and a garage with room for eight cars.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
The all-suite property also features two pools, whirlpools, a fitness center, and a kids’ activity center.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
United States Geological Survey via AP Another stunning image captured by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory showed whirlpool textures in the lava pond's crustal plates, a phenomenon called lava drainback.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Outside, Farrell was going to install two swimming pools with whirlpool spas, a poolside cabana with a kitchen, a pickleball court, and a garage with room for eight cars.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
The all-suite property also features two pools, whirlpools, a fitness center, and a kids’ activity center.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whirlpool
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Ours is the work of helping others hold those artifacts and insights in their hands, however briefly, and of considering what ought to be reserved from the ever-sucking vortex of oblivion—and why.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Even Andrew Madley, the referee, fell victim to the vortex of Paqueta’s aura when he was accidentally brought down by the Brazilian.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Whirlpool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whirlpool. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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