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as in to revolve
to move in circles around an axis or center
with mirrors on three sides, she rotated all around to see how the dress looked on her
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Recent Examples of rotate
The Hornets made 16 3s on 41 attempts against a Knicks defense struggling to rotate to open shooters.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
But the 48-acre hub is rotating slowly.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The menu rotates about twice a season.
—Jenna Thompson
march 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Ray has been with the Panthers for three seasons, and the staff digs his ability to rotate into the front.
—Mike Kaye
march 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
But the 48-acre hub is rotating slowly.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The menu rotates about twice a season.
—Jenna Thompson
march 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Ray has been with the Panthers for three seasons, and the staff digs his ability to rotate into the front.
—Mike Kaye
march 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
Verb
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The Times of India found workers in Chirag Dilli, the city’s dumpling-making capital, so stretched for fuel that some had given up on steaming and had turned operations over to chow mein.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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That combination can turn a small spark into a fast-moving fire.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Take, for example, a $50 million revolving credit line.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Applications for that program will open monthly on a revolving basis beginning April 1, and close the next day, a tight window that city officials said is necessary because of overwhelming demand.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
25 Mar. 2026
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The world of dance has leapt long in fashion’s collective imagination—but the reign of the ballet flat may, finally, be twirling off.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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To stack the deck further, and to spur their champion into action, the writers throw in a sinister trio of private-equity investors who might as well arrive twirling their mustaches.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a 2015 email, when Mead Johnson was considering supplying some of its formula to a researcher for a study, a company neonatologist expressed concern that the results could be spun to make the preemie product look unsafe.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Others dabble in meme coins — crypto assets that are quickly spun up and traded around memes and cultural moments.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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My dad glanced behind us once to see if we were being followed, winked at me in the rearview mirror, and then swung our car toward Interstate 80, headed west.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then the pendulum swung and strength training came into vogue in the ’90s and 2000s as more research emerged suggesting that lifting could help improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis, Petrzela says.—
Caitlin Carlson,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But twisting a piece of metal is not proprietary.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Repeatedly twisting your torso can also irk your parietal peritoneum, Carter adds.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the bond market, Treasury yields swiveled.—
Matt Ott,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Sound collected by a deer’s large, swiveling outer ears is funneled through small, conical ducts into these bulbous structures protecting the middle and inner ears.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Speaking of Otzelberger, the same North Carolina rumors were swirling around the 48-year-old this week.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Snowflakes swirl around New York City streetlamps.—
Jenna Thompson
March 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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