Thesaurus results for MAELSTROM

maelstrom

noun

ˈmāl-strəm

as in vortex

water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center our rubber raft got caught in a maelstrom in a particularly rough stretch of white water

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Recent Examples of maelstrom The Pride Night maelstrom arrived just weeks after West Sacramento launched its bid for an MLB expansion team on May 28. —

Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026 Her Alice becomes a blazing embodiment of the emotional maelstrom inside every woman who is expected to somehow put on a supportive, understanding face no matter how outrageous or impossible the situation. —

Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Floyd’s vulnerability in the midst of this psychosexual maelstrom provides the show’s creative spark. —

Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026 If there is a God, Ahamed should win a second one for 1873, his utterly compelling history of the world’s first global financial disaster and how the Rothschilds banking family got caught up in the maelstrom. —

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vortex

Noun

The shape of Shinnecock spins you in a vortex, with crosswinds galore.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Ash vortices form because of intense heat associated with lava flows or vents.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026