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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
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Breezy winds will keep wind chills in the 30s under a mix of clouds and sun.
—April 18, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The drive honors the late lumberman and passionate outdoorsman Pierce Stocking and begins just south of Glen Lake before winding upward through thick hardwood forests.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Breezy winds will keep wind chills in the 30s under a mix of clouds and sun.
—April 18, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
Pepper’s journey to Illinois was a winding one.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The drive honors the late lumberman and passionate outdoorsman Pierce Stocking and begins just south of Glen Lake before winding upward through thick hardwood forests.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind
Verb
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The cashier responded by extending his thumb, index finger, and pinky finger while keeping his middle and ring fingers curled against his palm.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Comprising irregular, curling and warped forms, the bed is crafted from stainless steel, powder coated in pink and black shades, with its design reportedly informed by female eroticism and intuition.—
Francesca Perry,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 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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Expect launch photos, snaps of historic hardware destined for space, images of the night sky and, from time to time, photographic evidence of our entertainment editor Ian Stokes infiltrating Amazon's London office to sneak a peek at their May the 4th Star Wars offering … allegedly.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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In The Second Lady, when America’s beloved First Lady is abducted and replaced by a Russian double, both women must fight to survive—one navigating captivity in Siberia, the other infiltrating the White House to sabotage NATO during the G7 Summit.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Gently curving architecture leads you from the showroom entrance into the cozy, circular display room.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Architects Enrique Muller and Santiago Aspe designed a striking adobe-style cascade that drops nine levels down the rock in warm honey tones, curving with the cliff as if it were poured in place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Other methods of sneaking contraband into a prison include throwing it over a facility’s fence, coordinating through the mail and, in some cases, involving corrupt corrections officers.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Much like his Game 1 game-winning goal, Mattias Samuelsson used a screen from the towering Thompson to sneak a long-range shot past Jeremy Swayman on the short side.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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The aqueous action scenes — cascades of water swirling around aerial charges — should play out nicely on the big screen during the film’s theatrical release.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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The water still trapped within the comet likely formed long before its host star, but 3I/ATLAS was born afterward from a protoplanetary disk of gas and dust that swirled around the star — the same disk where planets form, Salazar Manzano said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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That required segmenting the coil and inserting electronics within it to keep it from radiating its energy away like an antenna.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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The calls for Rioux came whenever the Gators held big leads late in a game, with students and fans hoping coach Todd Golden would insert him into the game.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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