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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whorl
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If the Iran war drags on for months, the outlook could quickly darken, setting off a downward economic spiral as falling stocks give way to weaker spending and, ultimately, a recession.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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His inner ears were playing tricks with his sense of orientation… His flight path into the water is consistent with what is known as a graveyard spiral.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Across the futures curve, however, prices tell another story.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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The outer shell of the Louis Vuitton building consists of 3,600 unique glass panels, each bent to a different curve along a different axis, an evident tour de force of engineering and coordination.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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This technology arranges pocketed coils in a honeycomb-style hexagonal matrix rather than traditional straight rows, allowing weight to be distributed more evenly across the mattress surface.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Infused with fruits like banana and mango, the rich treatment promises to deeply moisturize curls and coils while softening strands to minimize breakage during detangling.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026
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Jude relocates this tale of troubled conscience to present-day Cluj-Napoca, in Transylvania, and subjects it to a corrosively cynical twist.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Fans can expect a twist on ballpark favorites, like the Tigers Tail footlong corn dog, and diverse local favorites, including pierogi nachos.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Taylor Swift walked the carpet in 2015, with a helmet-like bob with Goldilocks curls.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps the best burn came from Weird Al Yankovic, who joked that the hair piece’s curl pattern looked eerily similar to his own.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Whorl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whorl. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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