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Recent Examples of swirls
Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
The lights are dim and jazzy music swirls the intimate crowd.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
But as the trial date approaches and uncertainty swirls over what the lawsuit could mean for the future of stock car racing, many of the team owners expressed a feeling of urgency to see the litigation resolved and indicated the current charter system was vital for their continued existence.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Energy has had a tremendous five-year run, but investors have been cautious in 2025 as uncertainty swirls around policymakers.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
To load the product onto the brush, Barnes swirls the tool into the pan twice and taps it twice to prevent fallout.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for swirls
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January stirs something brave inside you, urging you to release the tired logic that kept you safe but stagnant.—
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Not an easy topic, and certainly one that stirs emotion today.—
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Shauna Martel, a teaching assistant at the Osher Map Library twirls a massive globe around and points to Australia.—
Noun
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The dirt of the desert is circling around in little eddies as the wind blends it together with the starlight.—
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In a more complicated setup, gentle currents might merge into whirlpools and eddies.—
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Its funky mysteries flicker in my brain until the perilla sorbet a couple of courses later washes it away.—
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Her animatronic post-World War II body repetitively washes clothes day in and day out, high above the passing cars near the intersection of Vista Avenue and Overland Road.—
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Adley, who at Marigold rotates dishes regularly, is enticing diners to Heretik with a chicken operation and shellfish, oysters and sea urchins.—
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This is because the Sun rotates once every 28 days.—
Noun
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In past seasons, Adebayo generated a large chunk of his points off rolls to the basket after setting a screen or delivering a handoff.—
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Now, the federal government is requesting the voter rolls of states.—
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Due to Brigham’s indefinite incarceration and inability to earn an income, Taylor is seeking a lump-sum child support payment from his estate to satisfy his monthly obligation until the child graduates from high school or turns 18.—
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After finishing the letter, Anna shares a look with her mother that eventually turns into a smile.—
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According to the law, exhibition driving is described as operating a vehicle close to a crowd and intentionally skidding, swerving while accelerating or causing the wheels to lose contact with the ground, among other actions.—
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Imagine how that respect must grow exponentially when going back a few decades further to the still-nascent days of motorsport, when automobiles were little more than powerful engines with frighteningly thin wheels attached.—
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“Swirls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swirls. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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