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Recent Examples of eddy
Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 June 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
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
Soccer has a habit of undervaluing these sorts of cultural shifts, and as a result misunderstanding the currents that eddy and swirl around it, invisibly and inexorably shaping its reality.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 June 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
Verb
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddy
Noun
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These rays famously feed in two ways: The first is called cyclone feeding, where hundreds of rays gather in high-density food areas, circling to form a large swirl of predator and prey.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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When pancake is ready to flip, squeeze the cinnamon mixture into a swirl shape on top of the pancake batter, pressing the tip of the bag slightly into the batter.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
Verb
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When any balance is disrupted though, the effects can ripple throughout the entire body.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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That is rippling through school-adjacent housing markets that once saw inflated prices on the back of strong demand for better public schools.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
21 June 2025
Noun
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David Beckham fans may have been a tad concerned Friday when his wife Victoria posted a reel of him in a hospital bed.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Sometimes a fisherman needs an adaptive reel, Swift said.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The dog's cheeks and neck bubbled up, a common side effect of rattlesnake bites.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Wearing their swimsuits, the billionaire Amazon founder and Sánchez could be seen playing in foam that bubbled up on the deck in clouds of thick, frothy bubbles.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The cold foam put a decadent spin on the subtly tangy sip.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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From a young age, Sinner and Alcaraz learned to hit ground strokes that dipped and drove, as Nadal’s did, with clear margins and heavy with spin.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Agency decay manifests across the aspirational, emotional and intellectual realm, directly shaping our behavior, Which perpetuates the spiral that derives us ever deeper into artificial dependency.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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This brush’s flexible bristles are stout and widely spaced to minimize tugging and breaking tight spirals of hair.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 June 2025
Verb
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The stream of haunted houses for Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights continues to trickle out, and Friday’s announcement sounds like a cool relief for folks living through another Florida summer.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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Turn on a soaker hose for about 10 minutes, then turn the water off for an hour to allow the water to trickle down into the soil, not runoff.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The rigidity or inflexibility of the curve directly influences the complexity of the surgery, with more rigid curves often requiring more extensive osteotomy bone cuts to achieve proper alignment.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Where the opportunities lie The front and the belly of the curve remain the most attractive, said Rieder, who is also the portfolio manager of iShares Flexible Income Active ETF (BINC) .—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddy. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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