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as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group
she's a major wheel in that state's Democratic Party
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as in cycle
a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order
the wheel of time turns: the children are now the parents, and their children have taken their place at the school desks
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as in car
wheels plural, slang
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
now that I've got wheels, I can go to the outlet mall
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as in to swing
to change the course or direction of (something)
wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off
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as in to spin
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced
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as in to rotate
to move in circles around an axis or center
she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city
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Recent Examples of wheel
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The durable rugged shell is built to withstand wear and tear from travel, while the smooth-rolling wheels and telescoping handle make each suitcase easy to maneuver.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Gregory had watched as the man was wheeled in on a stretcher, accompanied by his beloved pup.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Luckily for him, Alex’s struggle to find the ship’s wheel gives Rizo the opportunity to start copying his competitor’s puzzle.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The durable rugged shell is built to withstand wear and tear from travel, while the smooth-rolling wheels and telescoping handle make each suitcase easy to maneuver.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Duchamp was the spirit of the avant-garde wheeling through history on a squeaky unicycle.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Gregory had watched as the man was wheeled in on a stretcher, accompanied by his beloved pup.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheel
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Though the White House technically lost a lawsuit brought by the Associated Press this spring, the president was still able to spin it as a win for his base by amending the way that all wire publications were included in the routine press pool rotations.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Guests can spruce up a classic latte, americano or drip coffee with the housemade syrups — vanilla, caramel, mocha, honey lavender or a rotation of seasonal flavors.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers blocked a field goal as time expired to put an exclamation point on a signature win against a 4A heavyweight.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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This fall's live music scene is stacked full of hip-hop heavyweights and soulful R&B artists.—
Maria Leontaras,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Farmers are more resilient than most people, Thomsen added, used to weathering the boom-and-bust cycles of years past.—
Matt Rivers,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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For care, the brand recommends a gentle machine cycle or hand-washing the dress to clean it, then hanging it to air-dry.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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During one visit, the business was seen recycling construction, demolition and car debris, according to the lawsuit.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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At age 11, Tim Allen lost his father in a car accident.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The officer swung his undercover truck around, radioing his team to converge on a man who was depositing a $50 bill into the machine.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Before the King can swing his blade, Ji-yeon gets in his way.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 1921 Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara theorized that two vortices spinning through fluid (which is exactly what tropical cyclones are) could come close enough to each other to begin orbiting a common central point.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
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The wideout caught a Colts QB Daniel Jones throw for what would have been a sensational 76-yard touchdown in the third quarter, spinning away from two tacklers.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Wole didn’t understand, still smiling, and Jean rotated in her seat, toward Sylvester.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Coco Bred and Pop’s Patties are new additions at the Barclays’ Brooklyn Market, a food hall with a rotating selection of local and minority-owned vendors.—
Marc Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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The difference in the zero-point energy of space between those two locations tells us, as first derived in Hawking’s 1974 paper, that radiation will be emitted from the region around the black hole, where space is curved the most strongly.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The angles of the rooms are all curved, and there’s a circular quality to the sets that gives the impression that nothing leads anywhere.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheel. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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