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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
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Smoke from uncontrolled wildfires in Canada, most of them in Manitoba Province, has been carried south and east by common wind patterns.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Some recent conversions have taken as long as two years to wind their way to securing financing, given a challenging environment for borrowing amid higher interest rates and now, concerns about the effects of tariffs.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Many energy executives say more natural gas will be necessary to meet the electricity demand, given some current limitations around solar and wind.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Smoke from uncontrolled wildfires in Canada, most of them in Manitoba Province, has been carried south and east by common wind patterns.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Electric lights are switched off, and instead the winding streets are lit solely by thousands of candles.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Some recent conversions have taken as long as two years to wind their way to securing financing, given a challenging environment for borrowing amid higher interest rates and now, concerns about the effects of tariffs.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 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
Verb
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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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If the Bermuda High weakens, the storm may curve out to sea.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Look up, and the ceiling curves over you, its wooden beams making the place feel almost like a giant shelter tucked into the mountain.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
5 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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Throughout Season 1, fans speculated that Tyler may be a potential love interest for Wednesday Addams, showing early interest in her and even sneaking out of Nevermore together.—
Vincent Perella,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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As summer winds down and whispers of fall and the coming year begin to swirl, our thoughts naturally turn to what 2026 might bring.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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Warm magnolia, Bulgarian rose, tangerine, and musk swirl into a skin-hugging composition that’s sultry, subtle, and undeniably chic—just like the icon herself.—
Dan Michel,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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These systems also enforce best practices by inserting up-to-date clauses around borrower accountability, citizenship status and financial covenants.—
Adam Craig,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump is even inserting himself peronally in the narrative now, accusing JPMorgan Chase of dumping him as a customer following his first term in office.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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