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Recent Examples of swirl
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Amid the distractions swirling off the field, Montoya credited his players for staying focused on their goals for the season ahead.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The paintings that feature bright streaks and swirls in red, orange, purple and blue hues are mainly oil on canvas.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Verb
These limited edition flavors are available in half gallons while supplies last:
Bananas Foster: Banana flavored ice cream with a brown sugar rum flavored swirl.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Amid the distractions swirling off the field, Montoya credited his players for staying focused on their goals for the season ahead.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
As the public attention swirls around Mr. Mangione, the legal cases against him grind ahead.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The paintings that feature bright streaks and swirls in red, orange, purple and blue hues are mainly oil on canvas.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirl
Verb
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The formation of the team has stirred unease among some DOJ officials who worry that Musk's DOGE operatives could move aggressively to slash department personnel and programs, sources told ABC News.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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From there, fill with ice, and stir until fully chilled for about 15 seconds.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But what was supposed to be a fun family outing turned tragic the morning of March 16.—
Kayla Keegan,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Cryptocurrency The cryptocurrency market continues to waver along with stocks as investors turn cautious on risky assets.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This design celebrates the aircraft’s storied past and bridges the gap between aviation heritage and rock ‘n’ roll culture.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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This is the rock ‘n’ roll spirit that Gaga was never going to bring to her Tony Bennett-era collaborations — and the most she’s ever integrated her radical and traditionalist sides in one song. 26.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Zillion Direct’s slot panel is rectangular, and the plug is designed to fill the gap that’s created whenever a builder rotates the panel to enable a vertical graphics card orientation.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Mar. 2025
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If trade tensions ease and growth metrics strengthen, investors may rotate away from defensive assets such as gold and back into growth equities.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Burke figures to be one of three pitchers with less than one year of service time who will begin the season in the rotation, joining Jonathan Cannon and Davis Martin.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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If Schmidt remains on schedule, the fifth rotation spot is down to Will Warren and Carlos Carrasco.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Reductive as the outcome may be, the writer-director remains undeniably daring, spinning comedy from an inferiority complex and coming out on top.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2025
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Lausanne, where pulsing house beats and spinning vinyl records defined an era.—
Roberta Naas,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In its pursuit of those ideas, Deep Blue Sound doesn’t always cohere, but its eddies and tidal pools are still full of treasures.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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There are also plasma eddies and other phenomena that interfere with the operation of satellites and degrade their materials.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The hitmaker clocked the most hours of anyone, twirling and twerking (with a champagne glass in hand) to every song on the DJ’s set list from ABBA and Gloria Estefan to Kendrick Lamar.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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Batherson twirled his stick before tucking it back like a sword remaining in its sheath.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Swirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirl. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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