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twisting

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noun

as in twist
a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar

Synonyms & Similar Words

twisting

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verb

present participle of twist
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of twisting
Verb
By twisting the proportions into something sharper and more architectural, the brand signaled both continuity and change in its first women’s outing under Anderson’s watch. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025 The eight-time Pro Bowler had just caught a 10-yard pass when Jets safety Malachi Moore tackled him out of bounds, twisting his leg underneath him. Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 The incenses were twisting in the air, the different smokes braiding themselves like hair in Coraline’s gloved fingers. Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025 For families, the massive pool, complete with twisting water slides and splash pads, is a major draw. Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 When cutting rounds, press straight down instead of twisting the cutter. Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025 This typically involves removing the bean hopper and twisting out the burr. Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025 Johns Hopkins recommends using tweezers, pulling slowly without twisting or squeezing the tick. Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 But since Baku presents one of F1’s most challenging tests with its tight and twisting corners that punish the smallest of mistakes, the McLaren pair will need to keep their wits about them to bring home the team’s first trophy of the season in what has been such a stellar year for them. Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twisting
Adjective
  • Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wear it with trousers and loafers for your 9-to-5, cinch it at the waist with a belt and knee-high boots for evenings out, or layer a sweater vest on top for a preppy twist.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Another curious twist involved Matty's grandson, tech whiz Alfie (Aaron Harris), who she's been caring for since the death of her daughter.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Petrified faces tightly framed by the distorting lens of the camera.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The impermanence of our digital footprint, especially in this age of AI scraping and incomplete catalog streaming, is distorting our story.
    Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dense dust lanes can be seen coiling around Andromeda's glowing galactic center, which is thought to house a supermassive black hole 140 million times more massive than our sun.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Tang Wing, a collaboration with the architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle, will also house rotating special exhibitions, requiring blank canvases of sorts.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Chido Obi, who is back with the academy after making eight appearances in the first-team last campaign and going on post- and pre-season tours, stayed on the bench throughout, with Binnion rotating due to the U21s having five games in 12 days.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over and over, the department has used the threat of pulling federal funding to force compliance with new directives and rapid shifts in policy.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
  • After pulling her daughter out of public school, Thompson enrolled Meadow in Fortune Academy and eventually became its director of development.
    Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to one week; rewarm before tossing or brushing on any protein.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Several men at the docks made a great show of tossing all the luggage from man to man to man, then piling it neatly on the shore.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.
    Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Created by Emmy Award winner Lena Waithe, The Chi premiered in 2018 and quickly became a defining work in contemporary television, weaving together the lives of Chicago residents in a unique way.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Twisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twisting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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