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Recent Examples of swirl
Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 June 2025
Speculation has swirled that the two-time NBA MVP could explore his options this offseason in pursuit of playing with a team that's better positioned for a deep playoff run.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
The incident in Hanoi comes as Macron faces another swirl of online disinformation.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
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Verb
Rumors of their romance swirled shortly after the athlete and Williams quietly broke up after about six years together.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 June 2025
Speculation has swirled that the two-time NBA MVP could explore his options this offseason in pursuit of playing with a team that's better positioned for a deep playoff run.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
In an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Patel touched on the growing public demand for answers as speculation swirls around the high-profile attack in Butler, Pa.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
The incident in Hanoi comes as Macron faces another swirl of online disinformation.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirl
Verb
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However, Trump's trade stance has stirred unease among state leaders who are banking on foreign investment.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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By stirring nationalist fervor and outsourcing conflict to criminal networks, Maduro avoids direct military confrontation — while escalating pressure on Guyana.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Today, in a world still healing from a global pandemic and grappling with economic, political and climate uncertainty, the temptation to turn inward is strong.—
Kendra MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The troop deployment is yet another extraordinary effort to quell simmering demonstrations across Los Angeles, some of which have turned violent, in protest of flash raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in recent days.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Later this year, Odom will reprise his roll as Aaron Burr for much longer than a few minutes.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Written in Latin, the coroners' rolls are records of sudden or suspicious deaths as investigated by a jury of local men, called together by the coroner to establish facts and reach a verdict.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Verb
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For more formal occasions, she’s also rotated in white sneakers worn with tailored linen separates — a recurring combination that blends practicality with polish.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 June 2025
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The museum will also feature rotating contemporary exhibitions from Mexican, Latin American, and female artists.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
6 June 2025
Noun
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An effective Kershaw could help stabilize a Dodger rotation that has once again been scrambled ahead of the team’s three-game series with the Padres, which begins Monday.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Vegas has been running a very short rotation, so getting production from Nye and other bench players like Dana Evans and Tiffany Mitchell is important.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The break-up between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is the battle that everyone saw coming, spinning into a tweetstorm of insults, unwanted revelations and surprising outbursts.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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After the state rested, Brand’s only witness was himself, spinning a different story for the jury.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Noun
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An eddy, or area of rolling, developed in each of these rings and caused the debris to clump up in a snowball effect.—
Alexander E. Gates,
The Conversation,
5 May 2025
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The pattern continues at smaller and smaller scales until molecular collisions eventually prevent eddies from forming.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Cars speed past honking their horns, some twirling PSG flags and scarves from their windows, while youngsters in small groups nimbly dart and weave their way through the crowds on bicycles.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Movies have long cherished the contrast between a ballerina’s delicacy and lithe visuals with the gritty determination required to leap, dance and twirl in the highly unnatural way that is dancing on your toes.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirl. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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