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vortex

noun as in whirling mass of water

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noun as in whirling mass of air

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We have tracked its route on satellite pictures since December when it finally broke free after being trapped in an ocean vortex.

From BBC

Meteorologists have also warned that a polar vortex is making its way toward the northern Rocky Mountains and northern Plains in the middle of the countryand is expected to land this weekend.

From BBC

While still at school, Marianne began singing folk songs a cappella in Reading coffee-houses - and, before long, her exquisite looks and obvious talent saw her sucked into the vortex of Swinging 60s London.

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“It’s a vortex of light and love and peace and harmony and healing.”

Meanwhile, the eastern United States was shivering through what the media dubbed “the return of the polar vortex.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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