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
She's been on a whirlwind press tour since, appearing on late night and morning talk shows alike.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 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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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 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
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The rapid advances of AI and the ceaseless scheming of cybercriminals and hackers make cyber startups one of the most dynamic and innovative sectors of the tech industry, Chahal says.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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For all the confidence from trade negotiators in recent days and the leaders’ warm remarks as talks got underway in Busan, whether the meeting would take place at all remained an open question just days ago after a rapid escalation of frictions between the two sides.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Then, on the other five days, add some spontaneous brisk walking.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Need a hearty soup that's quick, tasty, and healthy this season?—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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This can be a quick way to improve your fiber intake without planning every meal.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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This process needs fast, flexible networks to send and collect results almost instantly.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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As teams are much faster to pull the trigger on an underperforming hire, some will struggle to find competent replacements, and few will find definitive improvement.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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