swirl
Example Sentences
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Belarus on Monday summoned a Lithuanian envoy for a dressing down over a drone crash, the latest in a swirl of diplomatic standoffs between the neighbouring post-Soviet states.
From Barron's
It took two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet and put them centre stage, baffled and bewildered by the seemingly arbitrary events swirling around them.
From BBC
When a drop of soap lands on the surface, the leaves are suddenly pulled outward, and swirling currents begin.
From Science Daily
His death, and the conspiracies that swirled around it, would trigger a reckoning that has caused ripple effects in Washington and Wall Street, and has taken down some of his former friends.
From BBC
Theories swirled among aviation experts about what might have led to the crash.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
