churned

past tense of churn
1
as in swirled
to be in a state of violent rolling motion a churning sea made getting to the island a risky undertaking

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as in stirred
to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly churn the cream until it turns into butter

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Recent Examples of churned In the wake of a cyclone, surface water temperatures plummet, and nutrient-rich deeper layers are churned upward. Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 But other areas that had been under the control of the Kachin resistance were also churned up for rare earth mining, residents say. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 The pristine white churned into brown porridge beneath my feet. Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024 As the rumor mill churned faster, Dunne posted a video on her TikTok appearing to take delight in the scrutiny around the social media influencer. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024 The rumor mill has churned nonstop throughout the Eras Tour, and Swift’s final show is no exception. Angela Yang, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024 Nebraska produced its first 100-yard rusher of the season in Emmett Johnson, who churned for 113 on 16 carries. Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 The storm churned east-northeastward toward Cape Canaveral with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour and is moving off the coast of Florida into the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 But by Tuesday evening, the storm churned over the Yucatán Peninsula with maximum wind speeds hovering around 165 mph — which is above the 157 mph threshold for a Category 5 storm. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024

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“Churned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churned. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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