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Maelstrom

/mˈeɪlstrəm/
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(noun) A large and violent whirlpool.

The maelstrom of passions is not what we need now.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The small boat was nearly sucked into the powerful ____ that had formed in the middle of the ocean.

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