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swirly

[swur-lee] / ˈswɜr li /


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By the 1970s, even the Queen was wearing looser-fitting evening gowns with drapey arms and "swirly whirly" patterns.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2025

Its use of a claustrophobic frame, swirly bokeh and color bias celluloid deepen a mother’s downward spiral.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

Imagine pouring paint on a spinning canvas - it makes swirly patterns.

From Space Scoop Oct. 24, 2025

This pubescent Vance has been adorned with a rainbow propeller hat and a swirly lollipop, morphed into a patriotic Minion from Despicable Me, and rendered as lisping Hans Landa, the Nazi villain from Inglourious Basterds.

From Slate Mar. 5, 2025

A single vertical mark represented a unit, while a heel bone represented 10, a swirly snare stood for 100, and so on.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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