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Recent Examples of churned The small bubbles that formed on top of the butter Mother churned each morning. —
Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 Blastomyces dermatitidis – Found in moist soils and near water bodies; spores can spread when soil is churned by storms, floods, or human activity. —Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026 Curious actions have further churned up controversy around elections. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Rare was the creative artist, post-1970, who wasn’t churned up by bobbing in the Beatles’ wake. —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 And while the city churned with anger, Se7enbites owner Trina Gregory took steps, swift ones, to bring some beauty back. —Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026 Wind gusts buffeted the mountain and churned the air into a flurry of ice crystals that stung the climbers’ faces and crackled against their helmets. —Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026 Markets have churned in response to the fighting, which has massively disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial energy corridor. —Kevin Breuninger,sam Meredith,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026 Her signature style combines the best elements of high-butterfat American-style ice cream and South Asian kulfi, a denser frozen treat with no air churned in. —Beth Kracklauer, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 Blastomyces dermatitidis – Found in moist soils and near water bodies; spores can spread when soil is churned by storms, floods, or human activity. —Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026 Curious actions have further churned up controversy around elections. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Rare was the creative artist, post-1970, who wasn’t churned up by bobbing in the Beatles’ wake. —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 And while the city churned with anger, Se7enbites owner Trina Gregory took steps, swift ones, to bring some beauty back. —Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026 Wind gusts buffeted the mountain and churned the air into a flurry of ice crystals that stung the climbers’ faces and crackled against their helmets. —Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026 Markets have churned in response to the fighting, which has massively disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial energy corridor. —Kevin Breuninger,sam Meredith,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026 Her signature style combines the best elements of high-butterfat American-style ice cream and South Asian kulfi, a denser frozen treat with no air churned in. —Beth Kracklauer, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churned
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Hamilton Lane shares have plunged nearly 22% in 2026 as concerns over asset managers' exposure to a potential private credit crisis have swirled.— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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Detailed accounts of those transgressions had been published by the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN on Friday, confirming rumors that had swirled in political media for several days.— Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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Data center plans have stirred public controversy due to the massive needs of water and energy to run the them, and nearby residents worry could centers could sap up their own resources and drive up electric bills.— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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And yet, here in April, with the run-in upon the club and its biggest knockout match for 30 years coming into view at Wembley, Longstaff stirred those emotions again.— Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.— SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
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Now, for the first time since those Middle East tensions boiled, prices in Florida are dropping.— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Clothes were washed outdoors in a heavy barrel called a zhlukto, or carried to a nearby stream.— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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Opposite Paul Newman, she was featured as a character known as Lucille, The Girl, who sensuously washed his car in an iconic scene from 1967's Cool Hand Luke.— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
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Nikki Glaser spun an unfortunate situation into comedy gold.— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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At the time, many observers, including former board members, wondered whether the company should be broken apart, with its manufacturing facilities sold or spun into a separate business.— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Only problem was, teammate Trevor Zegras whirled the rookie around by the neck, and the rest of the Flyers mobbed the ice and pinned Martone against the boards in a wild celebration worthy of a playoff victory.— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.— Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
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Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.— Longreads, Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
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For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.— Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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