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whirlpools

noun

plural of whirlpool

as in vortices

water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center in The Odyssey, Ulysses is trapped between the six-headed monster Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly whirlpool that threatens to suck in his ship

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Recent Examples of whirlpools Oasis Spa embraces that connection to nature with cascading waterfalls, secluded treatment bungalows, hydrotherapy whirlpools, steam rooms, saunas and invigorating hot-and-cold plunge pools. — Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the whirlpools of history spin, and ordinary people, good and bad alike, drown in them. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 The constantly moving whirlpools can act as energy stores for larger solar activity, such as flares and coronal mass ejections. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 Finding these tiny whirlpools on the sun is only the beginning, Wöger says. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 There are also whirlpools on the top deck, with sea views, and the adults-only pool on deck 12 at the aft of the ship is another worthwhile spot. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026 The ship also boasts seven pools and nine whirlpools. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 After a long flight, this is the place to catch a break by the fireplace with an herbal elixir and a good rubdown or a dip in one of the whirlpools. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Ancient notions, dating back to Ptolemy, claimed that Africa was surrounded by boiling seas filled with giant creatures, whirlpools, and perpetual darkness. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026

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vortices

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The vortexes over both the Arctic and Antarctic form in the fall when temperatures begin to cool.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
The synthetic images accurately reproduced the vortexes’ appearance and dynamics, including growth rate, distribution, and propagation speeds, which led the team to conclude their observations are most likely real.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

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