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vortex

[vawr-teks] / ˈvɔr tɛks /
NOUN
whirling mass of water
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The duo rose to prominence together, even as the music sounded more and more like it was lost in a vortex.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

On the island's downwind side, the satellite captured von Kármán vortex streets, which look like repeating swirls spinning in opposite directions.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The Criterion Channel can be a vortex as inescapable as any Ferdinand Magellan encountered during his expedition that first circled the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

She just didn’t realize that she herself was going to get swept up into its vortex.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

For a moment Jack thought they’d all be sucked into the genie’s vortex, but as quickly as it started, the swirling fog exploded straight up into the snow ceiling.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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