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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
Cutter Martin, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
High winds and heavy snow made travel dangerous across New York and the northeast, leaving much of the region buried under significant accumulation.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Gossip wound its way around both Martha and Ginny.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Afternoon temperatures will be in the 40s on Sunday, with breezy winds.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
High winds and heavy snow made travel dangerous across New York and the northeast, leaving much of the region buried under significant accumulation.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
Bass also contended in interviews that Crowley failed to inform her of the fire danger presented by forecasted Santa Ana winds, despite those warnings being widely publicized by the National Weather Service and in media reports for days in advance.
—City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Gossip wound its way around both Martha and Ginny.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wind
Verb
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Wakame, kombu, arame, varieties of brown algae, and aosa, which is green, turn her the deep teal color of waves curling into their shadows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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At the Winter Games, only curling happens every day.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum initially believed that the bug, which eluded detection and caused countless medical issues, wormed its way into her system while filming Bravo's The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip in Morocco in early 2023.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her strange presence in Georgia — where Gabbard reportedly arranged for FBI agents to make a post-raid call to the president — looks like nothing more than a way to worm her way back into his good graces.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sula’s head rested on her arm, an undone braid coiled around her wrist.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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In 2017 Dikansh Parmar of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change in Germany, rescued an Indian cobra (Naja naja) coiled around a train’s window bars that was hissing and, understandably, frightening passengers.—
Richard Kemeny,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Israel says the new measures are necessary to ensure armed groups do not infiltrate humanitarian organizations.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Periodically over the years, some of these weekend warriors have tried to infiltrate Cuba.—
William M. LeoGrande,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My biggest tip is to hold the barrel horizontally, with the airflow directed downward, so the ends curve under into that soft, bouncy finish.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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The two-story apartment house, with pink stripes that race around the facade of pink keystone and white stucco, curves around an immaculate courtyard dominated by a date palm and strangler fig tree.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Guerschon Yabusele leveraged his success at the Olympics to revive his career and sneak back into the NBA.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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The most dangerous look in regulation for either team came in the 56th minute, when UC’s Hayden Goldstein nearly snuck a free kick from 36 yards out underneath the top crossbar before it was stopped by a leaping Williams.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Conspiracy theories, especially on the right, have swirled for years around the Clintons and their connections to Epstein and Maxwell, who argues she was wrongfully convicted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bonta’s move from the deep-blue state of California adds to the political backdrop swirling around big business, particularly Big Media at a time when President Trump himself regularly bashes mainstream entertainment and news outlets.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the steak reads 130°F–135°F for medium-rare, about 5 minutes.—
Eric Wareheim,
Saveur,
26 Feb. 2026
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Try inserting it from the sides or top to see which way is easiest.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wind. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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