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vortical

[vawr-ti-kuhl] / ˈvɔr tɪ kəl /


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“A demented and seductive vortical tension was building in the community. The jitters were setting in,” she writes.

From The New Yorker Jul. 26, 2019

The old man, interpreted with earthy humor and shining grace by Bokuzen Hidari, is the vortical figure in the film.

From Time Magazine Archive

But within it is the vortical power of Dustin, pulling in the laughs, the cast and the audience.

From Time Magazine Archive

But he entertained absurd ideas of the vortical motion of the heavens whisking stones into the sky, there to be ignited by the fiery firmament to form stars.

From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George

That some of them exhibit clear marks of vortical motion is undeniable; and if this is so, the question arises—What is the degree of likelihood that there are two causes for spots?

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert




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