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Recent Examples of eddy
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
If the universe is nothing but a cosmic eddy of haunted protons, then human beings are a remarkable, albeit temporary, compound.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 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
The region will feel the effects of a Catalina eddy, a system that churns in a counter-clockwise direction, funneling moisture ashore, creating a thick marine layer that can extend all the way to the mountains.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
If the universe is nothing but a cosmic eddy of haunted protons, then human beings are a remarkable, albeit temporary, compound.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Verb
The crowd eddied, some with batons dancing concentrically around the wheel of fire, others collecting around two young men in white.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 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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Amid the swirl around them, including in their own division, the Heat remained as of Wednesday afternoon in a holding pattern, linked to both Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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To set expectations, this isn't a cheesecake-like swirl.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Egg Nebula, so-named for its yolk (the star) surrounded by egg white (clouds of dust and gas), is extraordinarily dynamic, with twin beams of light punching through a series of rippling arcs.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein saga is rippling through Europe.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those are the moments that don’t show up in a box score or on a highlight reel.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Frady is voluntarily subjected to a disturbing reel of still images and text, juxtaposed and remixed in an overwhelming cacophony of the contradictions and impulses at the heart of America.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Paint may not adhere well without extensive sanding and priming, which can lead to bubbling and peeling, explains designer Danielle Chiprut.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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Couples dance on the grass while chefs across the park tend bubbling pots of jambalaya and gumbo.—
Phil Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In her provocative new spin on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the Oscar-winning filmmaker announces from the get-go that this isn’t your grandmother’s windswept Gothic romance.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Blanchette drove into the rear quarter of the Honda, putting it into a spin.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The two halves of the hook move independently, enabling the device to knit or purl depending on which part picks up the first loop.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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There was no ocean, no sea in this part of Україна, only a purling river.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Sometimes that shift is accompanied by a kind of right-wing spiral.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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In that spiral, my focus narrowed to damage control.—
Adrianne Wright,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Dominik Szoboszlai had held Haaland’s shirt as the ball trickled towards the net, and the award of a red card to Szoboszlai meant the game was pulled back for a City free kick outside the box.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Invites have already begun trickling in for the Freehand this season (Sivan will show there on Sunday), and more will surely follow.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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