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whirlwind

[hwurl-wind, wurl-] / ˈʰwɜrlˌwɪnd, ˈwɜrl- /


NOUN
mass of rapidly rotating air
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Up until spring 2025, the life of content creator and PR executive Saskia Bishop was a glamorous whirlwind.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

In a culture that pushes the promise of an exciting whirlwind romance, Alley Horn makes the case that boring men are a better bet.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Today, AI carries its own whirlwind of change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The film follows the whirlwind, two-month career of The Wonders, a group so replacement-level that we first meet them arguing over “The” band names that are already taken.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

I had known boys who were unpredictable and short-tempered, who roared through life like a whirlwind and never once looked back.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Videos shared on social media showed massive whirlwinds sweeping through Union City, and large chunks of debris and dust flying across a car park in the city of Three Rivers.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

American shale’s placid responses to energy whirlwinds are becoming an enduring feature of the U.S. oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Mars is constantly swept by winds that lift fine dust into spinning whirlwinds known as dust devils.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025

The couple share joint custody of their children, though the split sent whirlwinds of tabloid drama their way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

She remembered that njuzu sometimes traveled as whirlwinds.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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