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Examples of gyration in a Sentence
dizzy from the spirally gyrations of the roller coaster
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Short of some huge political gyration or scandal, Gloria was poised to win in November against either opponent, and that hasn’t changed.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
The gyrations over the property arrive at a time when the VTA is under fire on multiple fronts.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
But the size of rate gyrations during the past three years has not been normal.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
Familiar images leap out of their gyrations — E.T. in the bicycle basket, the tank approaching the unknown protester in Tiananmen Square, God and Adam on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Marilyn Monroe coyly holding down her skirt.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Changing that equation may come with a market gyration that some analysts say is all but unavoidable: the significant reduction, if not the collapse, of the office building market.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
Rather than reacting to particular currency gyrations, the company prefers to keep its approach to hedging in place, and update investors when exchange rates affect quarterly results and forecasts, said Roe, who is also the company’s chief operating officer.
—Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
Her audience’s eyes were still recovering from her high-wire gyrations, her postapocalyptic backup ravers, and her many, many lasers.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2023
Unlike firms that are solely focused on commercial sectors, we are not forced to pursue short-term opportunities that dilute our strategy or becoming stuck following the latest gyration in the hype cycle.
—Amy Guttman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
The gyrations over the property arrive at a time when the VTA is under fire on multiple fronts.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
But the size of rate gyrations during the past three years has not been normal.
—Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
Familiar images leap out of their gyrations — E.T. in the bicycle basket, the tank approaching the unknown protester in Tiananmen Square, God and Adam on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Marilyn Monroe coyly holding down her skirt.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Changing that equation may come with a market gyration that some analysts say is all but unavoidable: the significant reduction, if not the collapse, of the office building market.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
Rather than reacting to particular currency gyrations, the company prefers to keep its approach to hedging in place, and update investors when exchange rates affect quarterly results and forecasts, said Roe, who is also the company’s chief operating officer.
—Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
Her audience’s eyes were still recovering from her high-wire gyrations, her postapocalyptic backup ravers, and her many, many lasers.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2023
Unlike firms that are solely focused on commercial sectors, we are not forced to pursue short-term opportunities that dilute our strategy or becoming stuck following the latest gyration in the hype cycle.
—Amy Guttman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Gyration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gyration. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
gyration
noun
gy·ra·tion
jī-ˈrā-shən 
: the pattern of convolutions of the brain
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