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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
Barlow says to wash the watermelon under cool water, taking care to rotate it around to get the entire surface.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
The Chargers rotated heavily at corner in Tuesday’s practice.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 28 May 2025
The brigade rotates its infantry only on days when fog, rain, snow, or heavy wind limit the enemy’s visibility.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Cover, then bake as directed, but check every 10 minutes or so and rotate the tart to encourage even cooking.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
The Chargers rotated heavily at corner in Tuesday’s practice.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 28 May 2025
The brigade rotates its infantry only on days when fog, rain, snow, or heavy wind limit the enemy’s visibility.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Cover, then bake as directed, but check every 10 minutes or so and rotate the tart to encourage even cooking.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotate
Verb
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Today, in a world still healing from a global pandemic and grappling with economic, political and climate uncertainty, the temptation to turn inward is strong.—
Kendra MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This focus and appreciation for lifestyle gaming turned the DS from a simple console to a generation-defining device.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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In a sport that revolves so much around India, Australia and England, it’s been a breath of fresh air that South Africa made a barnstorming run to the final.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Dermoid cysts are more likely to develop in younger women, and typically don’t revolve spontaneously.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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Cars speed past honking their horns, some twirling PSG flags and scarves from their windows, while youngsters in small groups nimbly dart and weave their way through the crowds on bicycles.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Movies have long cherished the contrast between a ballerina’s delicacy and lithe visuals with the gritty determination required to leap, dance and twirl in the highly unnatural way that is dancing on your toes.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
Verb
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The break-up between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is the battle that everyone saw coming, spinning into a tweetstorm of insults, unwanted revelations and surprising outbursts.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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At one of those events, a 24-year-old girl died after a spinning car careened into the crowd.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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During the argument, Goins swung the golf club at Jones, a witness told police.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Reserve forward Obi Toppin helped swing the game, draining five 3s off the bench.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Maeve is absolutely pulling the strings and twisting this family at every turn.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
2 June 2025
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The battery is mounted to the body and then twisted – one notch to engage a child lock and ensure your youngster doesn't accidentally engage the powerful cutting machine, and another twist to engage battery power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Video showed that, as the eaglet took off at 10:46 a.m., Gizmo’s head swiveled, monitoring as Sunny fledged, or made an inaugural flight from the nest.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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It’s also outfitted with a swiveling head that has LED lights and can navigate around corners, plus a telescopic design that can lie flat and reach underneath furniture.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Their most popular is Dirty Barn Shoes – chocolate ice cream with fudge swirl and crushed chocolate cookies.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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Scientific objectives include gaining an understanding of the Reiner Gamma swirl mini-magnetosphere region and its magnetic and plasma properties. TBD, 2025: Blue Origin New Glenn carrying Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1), a single-launch, lunar cargo lander that remains on the surface.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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“Rotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotate. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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