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Recent Examples of eddy
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Forecasters said the marine layer will thicken on Monday as a Catalina eddy churns counter-clockwise along the San Diego County coastline.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 June 2023
As a result, other stray digital ephemera are sucked into this eddying body—fashion photos of NBA baller Chris Paul, a random clip of someone’s dad—all of them in conversation with one another.
—Jason Parham, Wired, 14 Feb. 2020
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Noun
Magnetic switchbacks, where the solar wind appears to zig-zag, as well as eddies and clumps, not to mention the giant CMEs, are all inherent parts of the solar wind.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Forecasters said the marine layer will thicken on Monday as a Catalina eddy churns counter-clockwise along the San Diego County coastline.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
Soccer has a habit of undervaluing these sorts of cultural shifts, and as a result misunderstanding the currents that eddy and swirl around it, invisibly and inexorably shaping its reality.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 June 2023
As a result, other stray digital ephemera are sucked into this eddying body—fashion photos of NBA baller Chris Paul, a random clip of someone’s dad—all of them in conversation with one another.
—Jason Parham, Wired, 14 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddy
Noun
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Another fan favorite is Goat Tracks – vanilla ice cream with peanut butter swirl, mini peanut butter cups and chocolate chip.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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Keeping SailGP’s identical F50 catamarans, which compete head-to-head, in stable flight is hard enough on an open track, so trying to achieve constant foiling as the breeze swirls off the streets of Manhattan is much more difficult.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Small disruptions—even those that last just a few hours—can ripple through workplace morale and trust.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Two bulls, each weighing over 1,300 pounds, ram heads and jab horns as their muscles ripple under velvety coats.—
Chang W. Lee,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Before the panel began, the audience watched a highlight reel of season 50, which Yang said the cast also watched together.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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For the second time in two weeks, a Jenner’s impromptu plastic-surgery confession has had doctors dashing from operating rooms to film reaction reels.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
4 June 2025
Verb
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As the bartender delicately poured the sparkling wine into my glass, the drink bubbled delightfully.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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The big business of little bubbles The seltzer market has bubbled over in recent years.—
Liza Weisstuch,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Who Will Win Gypsy, which puts a new spin on a Broadway standard with a Black family at the center, will win over the also-excellent (and favored by many others) Sunset Blvd.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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This pair puts a sleeker spin on the trend, with minimal pockets and traditional cargo stitching.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, Elizabeth took off, Joel started drinking and this marked the beginning of a spiral for the star.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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At each summer solstice, the light passes across an even larger boulder and touches the center of the spiral.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Training the next chess generation At the Madras Chess Academy, children trickle in after school.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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In April, Goldman Sachs (GS) forecast the price of new cars rising between $2,000 and $4,000 due to new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on steel and aluminum — and prices of new vehicles always trickling down to the used market.—
Michael Barclay,
Quartz,
6 June 2025
Noun
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With two on and two outs after a leadoff walk and an Aaron Judge double, Buehler tried to execute a below-the-zone knuckle curve.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The driver sped away, police said, but crashed at South Belt Line Road and Wheat Hill Drive after failing to negotiate a curve.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddy. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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