whorls

Definition of whorlsnext
plural of whorl

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Noun
  • Original EveryWear Zero Waistband Micro Flare Jeans Designed to hug your curves and shape your waist, the Zero Waistband Micro Flare Jeans have a flare leg and a high waist that elongates the legs.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • An accidental rear-end collision is what brings Davis and Maya together in the first place—and their ensuing relationship, though not without its bumps, sends the story on some of its more pleasurable curves.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Stanton demonstrates his battery by shorting the coils, which halts the pendulum due to the magnetic field’s braking effect.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Don't submerge the coils in water or use soap on them.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But recently TikTok is discovering the face-framing magic that comes from turning your curls inward.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2026
  • These handles are usually coloured red or yellow, to identify each team’s stones, and the players control which way the stone curls by rotating the handle in one direction or the other.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Each year there are new twists to the game and activities during the three-day celebration of the best basketball players in the world.
    Dan Loumena, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And the pastas deliver, whether trofie, tiny twists of fresh pasta, with a vibrant green pesto or farfallone, essentially bowties on steroids, in a Calabrian chile butter with bits of smoky pancetta.
    Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Whorls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whorls. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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