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as in tide
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue
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as in rhetoric
language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere
the speech contained nothing of substance and was just a lot of wind
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as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
there's one last easterly wind to the river before it empties into the sea
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as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
flowering vines wind around the porch's graceful columns
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Recent Examples of wind
Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Rapid intensification is when a hurricane gains at least 35 mph of sustained winds in 24 hours, per NOAA.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Later, the ride appeared to burst through the facade of New York scenes before winding back to the front of the park, crowd surfing above the queue, then doing circular maneuvers and gliding back into the loading station.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Rapid intensification is when a hurricane gains at least 35 mph of sustained winds in 24 hours, per NOAA.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
To forward-deploy these vessels, the little ships had to wind their way from shipyards on the eastern side of America, transit the Panama Canal, and fan out into the Pacific.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Later, the ride appeared to burst through the facade of New York scenes before winding back to the front of the park, crowd surfing above the queue, then doing circular maneuvers and gliding back into the loading station.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
13 Aug. 2025
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The club starts the ice making process around Oct. 1 and was set to start curling roughly three weeks later, but this season is in jeopardy.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Technically, the Singapore Sling is not a tiki drink, but this tropical concoction has wormed its way into the tiki canon.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 July 2025
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From being the face of a labor action against Hooters as a teen to filming on The Hills years before her own reality TV breakthrough on Vanderpump Rules to partying with Paris Hilton at Les Deux and dating John Mayer, Scheana Shay has wormed her way into every potential site of 2000s nostalgia.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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With the line jumping crazily from the wooden box in which 1,000 yards had been coiled neatly, the beast barreled toward the bottom on a slight angle out to sea.—
Pat Smith,
Outdoor Life,
24 July 2025
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This tangle-free braided nylon cable has patented magnetic tech that keeps it neatly coiled around the Apple Watch charger.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
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Use your hands to agitate the cushion covers so the soapy water infiltrates the fabric.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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On Monday, Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were infiltrating areas near northwest of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region near where Russian forces likely have made advances, according to the Institute for the Study of War.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Dozens of storms have traveled north offshore, often curving completely away from the coast without making landfall in the mainland United States or in Canada, but some leave damage in their wakes, in the form of erosion, coastal flooding and even deaths from rough seas.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her blonde locks were styled into tight barrel curls, while her bangs curved outward to the sides of her face.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Frances Haugen, a Facebook product manager turned whistleblower, snuck over ten thousand pages of documents and internal messages out of Facebook headquarters.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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When Wednesday later sneaks into Willow Hill to get her Uncle Fester (Fred Armisen) out of the psychiatric hospital as well as uncover the outcast experiments happening in the basement, things go south when a monster breaks free.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Estelle was born into a world swirling with change, a theme that would become so pivotal to her creative work, particularly her Parable series.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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To use, insert the silicone fasteners, and then insert the needle into a layer of fabric.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Aug. 2025
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Removing Old Hardware Nash explained that Michaels' recent operation was to remove hardware that was inserted into his lower back over 25 years ago.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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