as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
after a whirlwind romance of only a few weeks, the couple decided to get married
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Recent Examples of whirlwind
Showgirl was introduced as an album that gives fans a look behind the Eras Tour curtain, so attendees of that tour were eager to not just relive the magic but learn more about Taylor’s thought processes during such a whirlwind time of her career.
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Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Roberts and Guadagnino in particular bonded during the whirlwind 28-day shoot.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Sydney marked Bertinelli’s return to CBS following her whirlwind success as girl-next-door Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
As rumored, Carpenter returns to the desert after making her debut in 2024, now promoted up the billing after the whirlwind success of her albums Short n’ Sweet and Man’s Best Friend.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Roberts and Guadagnino in particular bonded during the whirlwind 28-day shoot.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Sydney marked Bertinelli’s return to CBS following her whirlwind success as girl-next-door Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
As rumored, Carpenter returns to the desert after making her debut in 2024, now promoted up the billing after the whirlwind success of her albums Short n’ Sweet and Man’s Best Friend.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whirlwind
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Since Berman took the helm in 2022, professional women’s soccer has seen rapid growth.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The company’s brisk activity shows no signs of slowing.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Trick-or-treaters can expect brisk but dry weather.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Green was quick to point out that every team that has won a championship featured a strong defense.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Ride-hailing revenue grew 17% year-on-year to $317 million, deliveries grew 23% to $465 million, and financial services had the fastest growth at 39% to $90 million.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The breakthrough dramatically boosts the power of attosecond light used to probe the fastest electron motions in atoms and materials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.—
Tunku Varadarajan,
WSJ,
25 June 2021
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Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.—
Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp,
CNN,
15 Oct. 2019
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“Whirlwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whirlwind. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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