vortex

In the proof, a spaghetti-like vortex gets smaller while spinning faster and faster, its speed growing without limit in what mathematicians call “finite-time blowup.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Until that inevitable conclusion, I’ll be rooting for Max Cady’s campaign against the Bowdens’ vortex of selfishness, which is entirely OK to do.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

The rotating vortex draws in large amounts of oxygen, creating a hotter and more efficient flame.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

The noise - lasting and deafening - rose up and swirled around like a typhoon, gathering up everybody in its vicinity, delirious Hearts folk thrilled to be sucked into the vortex.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

The fading vortex drifted away down stream and then I saw the arrow again, nose into the current, wavering delicately to the motion of the water above which the Mayflies slanted and poised.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

"So you get these big vortexes, it's quite intense, with these outbursts of activity."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025

Its three suns move and align in such a way as to create regular but random apocalyptic events, from infernal heat to sudden ice ages to gravitational vortexes, that destroy the civilization again and again.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

Their findings revealed that swimmers can utilize water flow and vortexes more effectively as their speed increases.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024

Mobulas are known to create vortex formations when feeding or resting, but this is the first time vortexes have been reported in a mating context.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 20, 2023

Little vortexes of dust spiral around the block as I step down from the trailer with my parents.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Scientists have captured previously unseen plasma vortices swirling across the surface of the Sun, revealing tiny structures that could help explain how our star stores, moves, and releases magnetic energy.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

The newly detected vortices appear along the boundaries of structures known as granules, which densely cover the Sun's visible surface.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Zooming in on the Sun's surface, the team captured a detailed view of swirling vortices.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The phenomenon happens when fluids - in this case hot gases - slide past each other and cause small disturbances to grow into spiralling vortices.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Adam’s irises were light blue with dark radial lines leading into the vortices of his pupils.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck