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Recent Examples of whorl
Due to this structure and composition, the authors of the new paper deduced that the stones were likely used as spindle whorls.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
At this point, resisting the urge to rotate, the superfluid suddenly spawns a single quantum vortex — a whorl of atoms surrounding a column of nothingness that extends to the bottom of the bucket.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
The fingerprint-like whorls of Daedalia Planum are on the list of unknowns.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The results: Twins had hair whorls that rotated in the same direction, indicating a strong genetic influence.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
At this point, resisting the urge to rotate, the superfluid suddenly spawns a single quantum vortex — a whorl of atoms surrounding a column of nothingness that extends to the bottom of the bucket.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
The fingerprint-like whorls of Daedalia Planum are on the list of unknowns.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The results: Twins had hair whorls that rotated in the same direction, indicating a strong genetic influence.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whorl
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Saturday marked the end of a four-month spiral that gradually got less hopeful and competitive.Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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That dynamic poses the chance of a financial death spiral in which premium costs rise to make up for the smaller, riskier pool.Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 2 Jan. 2025
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Read their answers below, and start 2025 ahead of the curve.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2025
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Without them, the Protector crew would never have survived, and the movie's portrayal of fandom is years ahead of the curve, pre-empting a mainstream explosion of geek culture in the 21st century.Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Pinball machines rely on small coils of wound copper wire, electromagnets that eject a plunger that pushes or pulls a mechanism to send the silver ball flying in a new direction.Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Prevent the coils from coming apart in storage by securing them with a ribbon or oversized twist tie.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Solar flares occur when the sun's intense magnetic fields twist and reconnect, releasing vast amounts of energy.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Aspen Sparkle Courtesy of Suman Pradhan, director of food and beverage at Viceroy Snowmass Into a flute or coupe glass, pour 1 ounce elderflower liqueur, such as St. Germain, top with 5 ounces chilled sparkling wine, and garnish with a lemon twist.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
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Perfect Curls Prim, proper, and pristine, Rozenberg has seen a shift to these Shirley-Temple-like curls.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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In 1970, Smithson traveled to the Great Salt Lake’s Rozel Point peninsula, northwest of Salt Lake City, and arranged 6,000 tons of local black basalt rock into a 1,500-foot-long, protruding line, which reaches into the lake and curls counterclockwise into a spiral.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Whorl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whorl. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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