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Recent Examples of eddy
Ted Janes,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2026
The cloudiness will be especially noticeable Tuesday through Thursday due to minor coastal eddies that will help push the moisture onto local beaches and into canyons and foothills off to the east.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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.
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Jason Parham,
Wired,
14 Feb. 2020
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Noun
Runs and eddies alternate with deep, brimming pools shaded by leafy trees.
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Ted Janes,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2026
The cloudiness will be especially noticeable Tuesday through Thursday due to minor coastal eddies that will help push the moisture onto local beaches and into canyons and foothills off to the east.
—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
Verb
The crowd eddied, some with batons dancing concentrically around the wheel of fire, others collecting around two young men in white.
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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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Such a beautiful sculpture, mimicking the swirls found in nature (the cosmos, shells, Fibonacci-following topiary) felt a far cry from the swirl of emotions prompted by my favorite TV shows.
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Serve it with a swirl of creme fraiche or sour cream for a light lunch or lovely first course.
Verb
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Hearing loss may happen in one person's ears, but its effects ripple through every relationship.
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Tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz have demonstrated how quickly geopolitical instability can ripple through global energy markets, supply chains and inflation expectations.
Noun
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Highlight reels are dominated by exceptional athletes doing exceptional things.
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In a recent Instagram reel, the actress leaped onto her bed in a breezy matching outfit that’s ideal for any warm-weather vacation.
Verb
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The clambake is ready when the clams have fully opened, the potatoes are tender, the broth is bubbling and the sausage is heated through.
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Internal emails, group chat messages and meeting minutes obtained by the Miami Herald show the drama that’s been bubbling up in recent months, as county officials, developers and HOA board members have sparred over the future of the land.
Noun
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This fast-paced, 60-minute performance puts a fresh spin on the classic one-ring circus, blending daring feats with playful mischief and Circus Bella’s signature sparkle with the Circus Bella All-Star Band’s live music.
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This rapid spin can drag spacetime around the black hole, a phenomenon known as frame dragging, and may also help power the enormous relativistic jets observed in active galaxies.
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.
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There was no ocean, no sea in this part of Україна, only a purling river.
Noun
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If that were to happen, that would be what a death spiral might look like.
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An ascending spiral of social change was rendering structures inherited from the industrial revolution obsolete.
Verb
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All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.
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The Giants broke the scoreless tie when Luis Arraez scored in the sixth on an infield single by Rafael Devers, running home when Austin Riley’s throw bounced off Olson’s glove and trickled away from him and down the right-field line.
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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