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Recent Examples of whorl
The infrared glow created was captured by JWST, revealing details that look like knots and whorls found in wood grain.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
This technique would be similar to how forensic scientists match fingerprints today, by comparing just a few points of interest rather than the entire whorl.
—Adam Czajka, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2019
The best option would be to reach out, with or without permission, to touch the picture’s surface, tracing the whorls and the smeared grooves.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
This technique would be similar to how forensic scientists match fingerprints today, by comparing just a few points of interest rather than the entire whorl.
—Adam Czajka, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2019
The best option would be to reach out, with or without permission, to touch the picture’s surface, tracing the whorls and the smeared grooves.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whorl
Noun
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Asawa is best known for creating a continuous form within a form, but there are a variety of bulbs, gourd-like shapes and spirals.—
Robert Taylor,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Related article An eerie spiral lit up the European skies.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yamamoto snapped off a flurry of big-bending curves, generating four whiffs on 11 swings.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which is used to describe the gravity of black holes, uses a single field equation to explain how space curves and matter moves.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Carefully driven to the front line by a remote operator seeing what the ’bot’s own front-facing camera sees, the UGV hooks the end of the coil onto existing wire—and then unspools the rest of the coil.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Induction stoves heat pans with magnetism rather than flames or an electric coil.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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The final decisive twist in this most enthralling of promotion races?—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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An additional twist is that AI can be used by mental health therapists as an integral tool in their mental health care toolkit.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Spring is here, which means hydration and moisture is the biggest trend, from sopping wet curls to sleek chignons and water waves.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Jackson's long hair was styled in soft curls by J Miles Salon.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Whorl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whorl. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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