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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
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
The only difference between these and regular bikes is the smaller size and the third wheel.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Vonn posted a series of photos and videos that became familiar but no less affecting during the Games — her being wheeled around on some sort of gurney, great efforts made toward stabilizing her leg, a thumbs up, a big team of people around helping to put her back together again.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Don’t miss the city’s oldest theme park, which boasts carnival games and thrilling rides like a carousel and a Ferris wheel.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
The only difference between these and regular bikes is the smaller size and the third wheel.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
He is seen on video surveillance wheeling the stove down the hall on a dolly, prosecutors said.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Vonn posted a series of photos and videos that became familiar but no less affecting during the Games — her being wheeled around on some sort of gurney, great efforts made toward stabilizing her leg, a thumbs up, a big team of people around helping to put her back together again.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheel
Noun
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The competition to fill out the back end of the starting rotation has lost an entrant.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Looney did not play a single minute, having been surpassed in the rotation by Queen and DeAndre Jordan.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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His competition will come from within — teammate Scott Dixon, a six-time IndyCar champion, is looking to rebound from last year's one-win season — as well as traditional heavyweight Team Penske.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Seatrium is a relatively new company, born from the 2023 merger of two Singaporean offshore heavyweights, Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore & Marine.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Time magazine’s Nik Popli looked closely at how Talarico and Crockett were working to convert their online followings into votes and good news cycles.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Unlike four years ago, Foushee has moved to distance herself from AIPAC this cycle.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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Images on social media showed debris from the aircraft, destroyed cars and bodies scattered on the road.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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By the time McGuire was aware of the traffic stop, federal agents with the Baltimore office had already interviewed the owner of the car Abrego Garcia had been driving.—
TRAVIS LOLLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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As the exomoon orbits its host, its gravity swings the planet around their common center of gravity, called the barycenter.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bridgerton, with its consciously diverse vision of a Regency world, feels like a project conceived in a more inclusive moment; the pendulum has since swung the other way.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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My anxious imagination just spins constantly into possible futures.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Chook on South Pearl Street looks discreet from the outside — a flat, black entry — though its interior is warm and open-air, and the rotisserie that spins in the back of the room makes the place smell heavenly.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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Against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley, and Leeds United, Fernandez and Cole Palmer have shared responsibilities across the No 10 and left wing positions, rotating in-game to keep opponents guessing.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Automatic litter boxes are designed with safety features to prevent them from rotating or closing while your cat is inside.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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My biggest tip is to hold the barrel horizontally, with the airflow directed downward, so the ends curve under into that soft, bouncy finish.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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The two-story apartment house, with pink stripes that race around the facade of pink keystone and white stucco, curves around an immaculate courtyard dominated by a date palm and strangler fig tree.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheel. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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