as in counterclockwise
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counterclockwise
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Generally, the way our winter storm conditions tend to work is that a low-pressure system rotates counterclockwise, bringing warm moist air up from southern regions to crash into cold air masses.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025 -
The impact caused the bus to flip counterclockwise and do a complete rotation before landing upright.—
Skye Seipp,
Austin American-Statesman,
4 Apr. 2024
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“Anticlockwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticlockwise. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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