gyre
Example Sentences
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The expedition will travel from Seattle to the Gulf of Alaska and then continue to the subtropical gyre, with a stop in Honolulu, Hawaii.
From Science Daily
Even if the gyre of contemporary fandom demands mess, spite, flops and redemption arcs, Lipa glides over all of it, with morally sound politics and an immaculately tasteful book club to spare.
From Los Angeles Times
And it eventually became a much-needed daily dose of serenity to keep the widening gyre of anxiety at bay.
From Los Angeles Times
Watching the gyre of emotions on campuses from Connecticut to California, those words feel as if they could have been written this week.
From Seattle Times
They were carried to the South Pacific by the South Pacific gyre, a circular ocean current.
From National Geographic
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.