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churning

noun as in agitation

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Despite our best intentions, it can lead to churning - the habit of packing items for disposal, without actually moving them on.

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In a corner of a cavernous 1890s factory in southern Massachusetts, 15 people are bent over sewing machines, churning out specialty, hospital-grade neonatal gear.

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The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, tracked air pollution emanating from a foamy, churning section of the river where water falls from culverts.

Rip currents can be difficult to spot, but are sometimes identified by a channel of churning, choppy water on the sea's surface.

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In Sydney's historic Rocks precinct, a cobblestoned alleyway has been transformed into a winter wonderland for two weeks of Christmas in July markets, complete with fake snow machines churning specks of foam onto passersby.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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