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- noun Plural form of
whirlwind .
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Examples
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They were twin whirlwinds of hatred, revolving about each other monstrously.
Chapter 15 2010
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They were twin whirlwinds of hatred, revolving about each other monstrously.
Chapter 15 1908
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These forces come as whirlwinds from the south, so suddenly, so strongly, so terribly, such a mighty noise shall they make, and throw down every thing that stands in their way.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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This has long been the concern of Keynesian economists: investment by its very nature is highly cyclical, subject to what J.M. Keynes called "whirlwinds of optimism and pessimism".
L. Randall Wray: Budgetary Impasse: Is There an Alternative to Hoovernomics? L. Randall Wray 2011
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This has long been the concern of Keynesian economists: investment by its very nature is highly cyclical, subject to what J.M. Keynes called "whirlwinds of optimism and pessimism".
L. Randall Wray: Budgetary Impasse: Is There an Alternative to Hoovernomics? L. Randall Wray 2011
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Only here and there, where the whirlwinds were the strongest, they fell down and could not lift themselves again.
Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know Asa Don Dickinson 1918
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Though decidedly less windy than our British isles, Canada is subject at times to sudden storms, nearly approaching to what might be termed whirlwinds and hurricanes.
The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America Catharine Parr Strickland Traill 1850
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This has long been the concern of Keynesian economists: investment by its very nature is highly cyclical, subject to what J.M. Keynes called "whirlwinds of optimism and pessimism".
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com L. Randall Wray 2011
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What did an Anglo-Saxon chronicler describe as 'whirlwinds, lightening storms and fiery dragons were seen flying in the sky'?
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Red whirlwinds deposited a Ferengi, two Klingons, and two Breen into the bridge of Intrepid, and the room began to feel overcrowded.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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