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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
CBS News, 8 May 2026
The easy, roughly one-mile hike winds alongside Andreas Creek—a rare, year-round water source—creating a lush pocket of shaggy California fan palms and wildflowers that seem almost impossible against the surrounding arid landscape.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 8 May 2026
Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Driving through the winding park roads offered a chance to test the RAV4’s handling.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
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Noun
But now the winds from Chicago are bringing many here for a different kind of personal connection with their hometown holy father.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
The easy, roughly one-mile hike winds alongside Andreas Creek—a rare, year-round water source—creating a lush pocket of shaggy California fan palms and wildflowers that seem almost impossible against the surrounding arid landscape.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 8 May 2026
Verb
Olivia Di Muro waited more than four hours Sunday in a winding line with her parents just for the chance to spend a moment or two with the FIFA World Cup trophy.
—Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Driving through the winding park roads offered a chance to test the RAV4’s handling.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind
Verb
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Peach leaf curl causes stone fruit leaves to curl and pucker, even on trees sprayed with fungicide and horticultural oil last winter.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Havertz turned and flicked it to Eze at the edge of the area, who curled home a spectacular finish.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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In terms of the complex set design — which looks like a facsimile of the same passage over and over but with subtle differences worming their way in — Kawamura and his team built two identical corridors for cinematographer Keisuke Imamura to follow the actors through, third- and first-person-style.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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MomTok got Taylor on the plane and off to star in The Bachelorette, but not before Dakota worms his way in one last time.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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But when classes resumed this week for the first time since the Iran war began, coiled barbed wire blocked the Palestinian siblings’ path to the village center.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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As a performer, Tetzloff uses a natural physicality, at times leaning back from the piano as if to take a good look at his hands on the keys, and at other times coiling forward in rapt concentration.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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The menu is full of sustaining stews, ample vegetables and, from the toné (clay oven), khachapuri, a genre of breads infiltrated by cheese and by turns fluffy, elastic, oozy and tender.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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According to the ministry, foreign spies are infiltrating everything from mapping apps to weather stations.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The canopy also curves to the shape of Pan Pacific Park’s outdoor amphitheater next to the Goldrich.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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This architectural marvel, constructed from natural dolomite lime, curves elegantly across a deep gorge and leads straight into a tunnel cut into solid rock.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2026
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One day at school, Scott snuck away to the bathroom and called the national suicide hotline.—
Aneri Pattani,
Washington Post,
10 May 2026
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On Saturday, May 9, Shivani, the daughter of Siddappa and Sudha, suffered multiple bite injuries after a stray dog sneaked into their family home in Karnataka's Bidar district and pounced on her, according to local outlets Deccan Herald, The Hindu and United News of India.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Rumors on the price needed to acquire a men’s college basketball player out of the transfer portal started to swirl before the free agency period opened last month.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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But Father Evelio Menjívar Ayala seems unfazed by his new job – or the politics swirling around it.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Environmentalists are rejecting California’s implementation of its landmark single-use plastic law taking, claiming regulators inserted loopholes favoring the plastic industry.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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In his stead, Hynes has inserted Daemon Hunt into the lineup for the first two games of the Colorado series.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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“Wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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