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Recent Examples of whorl
The smoke kept rising and the clouds continued to throb with sickly yellow-and-black whorls until just after sunset, when the boiling mass of vapor suddenly turned pink and scarlet, like a poisonous flower opening its petals.
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New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Over the years, Clarke would take out that ball and study the whorls of that print—a reminder of boyhood, back when his friend was simply Barry.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The clinical focus sits on direction and angulation so transplanted hair blends with natural whorls.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Lo, Posh and Becks emerged, into the primordial celebrity whorl of the ’90s.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2023
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New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Over the years, Clarke would take out that ball and study the whorls of that print—a reminder of boyhood, back when his friend was simply Barry.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The clinical focus sits on direction and angulation so transplanted hair blends with natural whorls.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Lo, Posh and Becks emerged, into the primordial celebrity whorl of the ’90s.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whorl
Noun
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It's been a downward, but happy spiral since.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Another huge spiral is UGC 2885, or Rubin’s galaxy.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Some smile, and some pensively stare over the curve of the David Geffen Galleries.—
Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Ananya told Hannah to slow down before the curve.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Wiley often wears her hair in a stretched state, combing through her gray coils with a blow dryer before doing a braid-out.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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At the Gael and Friends exhibition on May 21, ahead of the 2026 French Open, Osaka took the court with a half-up, half-down hairdo, featuring cornrows on the top of her head and long, inky coils down her back.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The menu is full of twists-on-classics such as the Clean Dirty Martini, served with a frozen cube of olive juice, and the Ritz Pimms with, of course, many secret ingredients in addition to ginger ale, Champagne, and garnishes of fruit, cucumber, fresh mint and griottine cherries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Under creative director Chemena Kamali, the brand has embraced its bohemian roots with a subversive twist, mixing sheer billowing silhouettes with unexpected footwear.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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This serum is giving me lightweight, bouncy, shiny curls WITHOUT the oily feeling/look.—
Emma Greene,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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In the clip, Charlie plays with his hair and even does a full 360 spin to show off his curls for the camera.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
3 June 2026
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“Whorl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whorl. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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