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Recent Examples of whorl
This action stirs up sediments and millimeter-scale organisms like brine shrimp and mayfly larvae, and generates miniature tornado-like whorls that spiral upward.
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New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Other rare finds at the site include a small bronze panther, a mosaic glass spindle whorl, and a tuff — or rock — votive, according to the release.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Parents often look down at the whorl on the top of their children’s heads and wonder what, exactly, is going on inside.
—Janet Manley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
But in Chile 28 percent of kids had a counterclockwise whorl.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Other rare finds at the site include a small bronze panther, a mosaic glass spindle whorl, and a tuff — or rock — votive, according to the release.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Parents often look down at the whorl on the top of their children’s heads and wonder what, exactly, is going on inside.
—Janet Manley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
But in Chile 28 percent of kids had a counterclockwise whorl.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for whorl
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whorl
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
Noun
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From my perch on a sun lounger, Friendship Bay stretches out below me – the curve of the powdery sand beach, the impossible blue of the sea and the calming lapping of the waves against the shore.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Disney is graded on a curve, and investors have kept the stock in neutral since 2022, anxiously awaiting the Next Great Era of Disney that Bob Iger’s return to the helm promised.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This change interacts with the magnets, increasing their magnetic field, and initiating a flow of new electricity through the coils.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Remnants of six coils of fragile leather thong were also preserved on the shaft.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Vying for a parking spot on a crowded city street after a snowstorm has long felt like going to battle, and now there's a harrowing twist.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The offerings range from classics — or contemporary twists on them — to musicals, historical pieces, political fare, dark comedy and experimental work, some of the productions crossing over into multiple genres.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But recently TikTok is discovering the face-framing magic that comes from turning your curls inward.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2026
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These handles are usually coloured red or yellow, to identify each team’s stones, and the players control which way the stone curls by rotating the handle in one direction or the other.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Whorl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whorl. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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