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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
Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Nuclear power produces near-zero emissions during operation, with life-cycle emissions comparable to wind energy.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
The massive house spans three stories, including a reception room, bedroom, bathroom, a roof terrace—and, most impressively, a swirling waterslide that shoots out the side of the building, winding around a palm tree.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
And the technology has proven politically palatable to Republican leaders in ways other renewable energy sources, like solar and wind, have not.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Nuclear power produces near-zero emissions during operation, with life-cycle emissions comparable to wind energy.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
This one is told in frantic style, edgeless and raw to the nubs, winding its way through lawless Colombian streetways.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
The massive house spans three stories, including a reception room, bedroom, bathroom, a roof terrace—and, most impressively, a swirling waterslide that shoots out the side of the building, winding around a palm tree.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind
Verb
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The pork is pulled fresh from the pit and curled into long, juicy strands with a little crisp coleslaw on a simple hamburger bun.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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With the same playfulness of her makeup, Woods slicked the body of her hair in a bun on top of her head; her caramel-colored curled ends slinking around.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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But Donaggio prefers to worm his way into your brain — and into the deepest pit of fears in your stomach.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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Last month, hackers wormed their way into Tea and accessed sensitive user data; 70,000 user images and more than 1 million private messages reportedly were leaked, including communications about abortions, users’ driver’s-license photos, and phone numbers that had been shared in private messages.—
Albert Fox Cahn,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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Forty-five minutes later, the racetrack appears almost without warning — coiled like a basking viper in the Tuscan countryside.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.—
Miriam Toews
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Martin Suarez is the only deep-undercover FBI agent in history to have infiltrated a Colombian drug cartel.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Perry's gone full sicko mode with Beauty in Black, a soapy thriller about an exotic dancer who infiltrates the lives of the Bellarie beauty dynasty and disrupts its connections to a seedy criminal underbelly.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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From there, the soft tube grows forward, automatically curving into the trachea.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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The canyon-like layout consists of four spherical structures connected by curving platforms, courtyards, and pedestrian bridges; 3 of the 18 floors are below ground.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Andrés Giménez was put on earth to cause misery to major league hitters looking to sneak ground balls through the infield.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Her previous instructor, Ramon Morones, used to sneak her into folklorico classes at San Jose City College.—
Iris Sanchez,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The bristles are neither too floppy nor too stiff, neither too long nor too short, and are cut to the perfect rounded shape that’s just right for swirling pigment over the apples or spreading it along your cheekbones—without having to work too hard for a completely natural finish.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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These familiar, turbulent morasses of swirling droplets continue to stymie scientists.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The full-on answers are below for each group, finally inserting the four words in each category.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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