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Recent Examples of churned
For months, the rumor mill has churned as first one prominent name and then another surfaced as a possible entrant to the race.
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Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The storm has churned to the north and east, dropping snow in states like Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland and Oklahoma and bringing freezing rain and ice to Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas and elsewhere.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Aside from lowering the odds of ice forming, the road treatments in North Texas are meant to keep precipitation from bonding to the pavement — so it can be churned into slush by traffic or pushed off the road by crews, Hartzel said.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Red Scare churned on, the Korean War dragged into another year and the threat of Soviet bombardment felt imminent.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
While Chambliss, who transferred and led Ole Miss to a College Football Playoff appearance, was the unquestioned engine that churned everything for that team, the Bulldogs have used multiple quarterbacks to fuel this season’s run.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 19 Dec. 2025
The children ended up collecting stories of folklife spanning 55 topics covering everything from how butter was churned to games to the devastating impacts of the Irish famine and sectarian violence.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
There, massive heaps of food waste are churned into usable compost that residents can collect for free and businesses for a fee.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
In the past, such a storm would typically have churned up cold water from below the surface and stifled its own growth, according to Andy Hazelton, a hurricane modeler and associate scientist with the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The storm has churned to the north and east, dropping snow in states like Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland and Oklahoma and bringing freezing rain and ice to Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas and elsewhere.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Aside from lowering the odds of ice forming, the road treatments in North Texas are meant to keep precipitation from bonding to the pavement — so it can be churned into slush by traffic or pushed off the road by crews, Hartzel said.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Red Scare churned on, the Korean War dragged into another year and the threat of Soviet bombardment felt imminent.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
While Chambliss, who transferred and led Ole Miss to a College Football Playoff appearance, was the unquestioned engine that churned everything for that team, the Bulldogs have used multiple quarterbacks to fuel this season’s run.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 19 Dec. 2025
The children ended up collecting stories of folklife spanning 55 topics covering everything from how butter was churned to games to the devastating impacts of the Irish famine and sectarian violence.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
There, massive heaps of food waste are churned into usable compost that residents can collect for free and businesses for a fee.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
In the past, such a storm would typically have churned up cold water from below the surface and stifled its own growth, according to Andy Hazelton, a hurricane modeler and associate scientist with the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churned
Verb
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Ahead of the halftime show, rumors swirled that Bad Bunny would don a dress, paying tribute to the LGBTQ icons of his native Puerto Rico.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Kings otherwise stood pat amid rumors that had swirled involving moving center Domantas Sabonis to the Toronto Raptors and being in the mix for Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That look stirred me and made my heart jump.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Like natural peanut butter, tahini should be stirred before being used.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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How to make iguana tacos To make the tacos, Davis boiled a pot of water with onion, garlic, bay leaf and salt.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Freeze extra for later, sans any pasta, which is better when freshly boiled.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her mother, who washed dishes at a restaurant on weekends and cleaned hotel rooms six days a week, stopped going to work.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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When washed with ethanol, the hydrogel appeared transparent, hiding the image entirely.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Ram spun back onto the road and toward the Altima as it was being driven west on Route 2, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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On the 5th hole, a 110-yard Par 3, Shipley spun a wedge shot past the pin and watched the ball roll back into the hole, the first ever ace since the league launched last year.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The journey started as a boy in Chicago, where sirens whirled through Rizzs’ neighborhood when the White Sox won the pennant in 1959.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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In a desperate attempt to protect her baby, the victim whirled around, confronted Aherne and grabbed the knife in the stranger’s hand, her infant child falling from the changing table onto the floor during the scuffle, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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Sean Payton stood behind a lectern in a small room deep inside Levi’s Stadium back in August and seethed.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Churned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churned. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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