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vortex

[vawr-teks] / ˈvɔr tɛks /
NOUN
whirling mass of water
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Denford’s mission is to interrupt the spinning vortex of negativity in which the world is caught by redirecting our energy instead of contributing one more fiery rebuttal to sexist idiocy.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

While conducting research in the Prussian state archives in Berlin in the 1990s, he chanced upon the details of a “small vortex of turbulence” in Königsberg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The magnons transfer some of their energy to the vortex core, causing it to move in a tiny circular path around its center.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

With the tumour in the speech vortex of her brain, Lauren was unable to speak for weeks after surgery and lost a lot of her cognitive function.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He was sick with searing hatred, and in the endless vortex through which he whirled, there was no comfort.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry